ArticleAesthetic surgery journal. Open forum2025
Water-Jet Assisted Liposuction in Lipedema: Which Cannula is the Safest?
Article in Aesthetic surgery journal. Open forum, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
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Abstract
Background: Liposuction in lipedema is a safe and effective treatment, but there currently are no studies analyzing the individual complications of water-jet-assisted liposuction in lipedema or the impact of the cannula's design. Objectives: The aim of the authors of this study is to answer the question which WAL cannula is the safest in lipedema patients and provide practitioners with the data they need to make an informed decision about the cannula they choose. Methods: The authors retrospectively analyzed complications and their underlying risk factors in 117 patients across 243 cases. Groups were formed by diameter (Ø) and number of ports of the used cannulas. Unpaired Results: Cannulas with 8 ports showed statistically significantly higher hemoglobin loss ( Conclusions: No specific cannula showed superior safety in terms of complication rates. However, 8-port cannulas facilitated a faster aspiration of large volumes and reduced the incision-to-suture time compared with 4-port cannulas. This benefit was accompanied by a greater loss of hemoglobin. In contrast, cannula diameter played a less significant role in aspiration speed and did not increase the hemoglobin loss. Level of Evidence 3 Therapeutic:
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