Death after liposuction

Abstract

Liposuction, a surgical procedure that improves the body’s contour by removing excess fat from deposits, can be associated with complications or even fatal outcomes. Complications and fatalities may result in malpractice claims, with possible judicial consequences for the physician involved. This chapter’s review of the causes of death after liposuction and its analysis of risk factors related to fatal outcomes may be useful for surgeons and dermatologists performing liposuction and for experts evaluating a malpractice hypothesis related to this kind of intervention.