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liposuction
[ lip-uh-suhk-shuhn, lahy-puh‑ ]
noun
- the surgical withdrawal of excess fat from local areas under the skin by means of a small incision and vacuum suctioning.
liposuction
/ ˈlɪpəʊˌsʌkʃən; ˈlaɪ- /
noun
- a cosmetic surgical operation in which subcutaneous fat is removed from the body by suction
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of liposuction1
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They want the Welsh government to help fund research to discover the effectiveness of liposuction for those with lipoedema.
Typically, their method involves removing fat cells from a customer via liposuction, treating the fat ostensibly to extract stem cells, and injecting those cells into the customer’s body.
Videos of a beautician performing surgical procedure liposuction in a beauty salon have been shared with the BBC after several women complained they were left injured and disfigured by the treatment.
She recommends it as a safer alternative to liposuction for some patients.
The clinics operated by extracting a patient’s fat by liposuction, processing the fat to extract stem cells and injecting the stem cells back into the patients.
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