Lipodissolve™ Risks

Lipodissolve™ risks are surprisingly minimal for a procedure that offers such impressive benefits. Some side effects can occur, but in a vast majority of cases they are minimal and temporary. Within the first few hours of undergoing treatment, a minority of patients experience symptoms of dizziness, fever, sweating, or fainting. Some short-term side effects at the injection sites may include mild swelling, bruising, itching, and general discomfort in the area that was treated. These symptoms could last up to three days following treatment. You may also experience mild, intermittent diarrhea as your body converts the broken down fatty structures into waste products. Some women have reported the occurrence of intermenstrual bleeding as a result of hormones secreted by the broken-down fat cells. Lipodissolve™ risks are greater for anyone who has undergone surgery in the six weeks prior to treatment.

Infections. Infections may happen after any surgery and may occur after liposuction. Sometimes, infections may be serious or life threatening such as in cases of necrotizing fasciitis (bacteria eat away at the tissue) or with toxic shock syndrome, a serious, sometimes fatal infection caused by a bacteria, that is associated with surgery.

Embolism: Embolism may occur when fat is loosened and enters the blood through blood vessels ruptured (broken) during liposuction. Pieces of fat get trapped in the blood vessels, gather in the lungs, or travel to the brain.

Visceral Perforations: This may happen, for instance, if the intestines are punctured during abdominal liposuction. When organs are damaged, surgery may be required to repair them. Visceral perforations may also be fatal.

Nerve Compression and Changes in Sensation: You may experience "paresthesias" which is an altered sensation at the site of the liposuction. This may either be in the form of an increased sensitivity (pain) in the area, or the loss of any feeling (numbness) in the area.

Swelling: Swelling or edema may occur after liposuction. In some cases, swelling may persist for weeks or months after liposuction.

Skin Necrosis: The skin above the liposuction site may become necrotic or "die." When this happens, skin may change color and be sloughed (fall) off.

Burns: During ultrasound assisted liposuction, the ultrasound probe may become very hot and can cause burns.

Fluid Imbalance: Fat tissue, which contains a lot of liquid, is removed during liposuction. Also, physicians may inject large amounts of fluids during liposuction. This may result in a fluid imbalance.

Toxicity from Anesthesia: Lidocaine, a drug that numbs the skin, is frequently used as a local anesthetic during liposuction. You may have had a similar drug, novocaine, to numb your mouth at the dentist. Large volumes of liquid with lidocaine may be injected during liposuction. This may result in very high doses of lidocaine.

Fatalities: There are numerous reports of deaths related to the liposuction procedure. Although it is difficult to be sure how often death from liposuction happens, there are several studies that estimate how often patients undergoing liposuction die during the procedure or as a result of it.