Archives: Surgeon Journal

Purpose: This blog is intended to be an educational review of published medical research Disclaimer: The following summarizes findings from peer-reviewed studies. It is not intended to recommend or promote any specific treatment. Introduction Platelet-based therapies, most commonly called platelet-rich plasma (PRP) and platelet-rich fibrin (PRF), have been studied with increasing frequency in aesthetic and […]

A recent paper published in Aesthetic Surgery Journal analyzed complication rates associated with multiple liposuction techniques across a large national patient database. Given the frequency with which patients ask about differences between liposuction technologies, this study is worth close review. Clinical takeawayIn patients undergoing liposuction alone, laser assisted liposuction was associated with a lower overall […]