Death due to Liposuction
January 31, 2007 - Chandana Banerjee
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In extreme cases, death may take place during liposuction. According to a survey conducted by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, of more than 1,500 plastic and reconstructive surgeons in January, 1999, the death rate of one in every 5,000 liposuction patients between 1994 and 1998.
Deaths among liposuction patients can happen for a number of reasons. Thromboembolism is one of them, where a blood clot forms in the deep veins of the pelvis or legs.
Another thing that can happen during liposuction, is perforation of the abdominal wall or bowels, the latter being especially serious because there is a high mortality rate, if it’s not fixed in the first 24 to 48 hours.
Shock and hemodilutin or diluting of the blood, may lead to a patient’s death. This occurs when patients have had large amounts of fluids injected and then both fat and fluids removed, about 11 pounds worth in all during a large-scale procedure.
Though there is no data available, doctors worry that too much lidocaine may also lead to death. Too much lidocaine for too long make the heart muscles lazy and the brain agitates. This causes a seizure, before coma sets in.
