Removing fatty plaque: True but often exaggerated
November 22, on the sidelines of the City Dermatology Conference. Hue in 2024, Dr.
In particular, the trend of people looking for weight loss services is increasing.
“Online images of fat removal during bariatric surgery or abdominoplasty procedures are often used for illustration, but their accuracy depends on the type of procedure and the source of the image.
Some online images of fat removal may be true in the case of a tummy tuck, where excess skin and fat are removed.
Furthermore, when weight loss and tummy tuck services involve interventions, women should be extremely careful and only have them performed at licensed hospitals and cosmetic facilities.
Only absorbs a maximum of 4-5 liters of fat at a time
Dr. Hien said, when having weight loss surgery, many people always want to remove as much fat as possible.
“According to recommendations, the maximum recommended amount of fat suction is about 5-6% of body weight, equivalent to about 4-5 liters of fat in one session. Ideally, each liposuction session should only be equivalent to 2-3% of body weight. weight.
The hospital has encountered many cases of complications related to liposuction and belly fat reduction performed at unlicensed spas and beauty salons due to excessive liposuction,” said Dr. Hien.
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This is the case of a 30-year-old female patient in Thanh Hoa who had abdominal liposuction at a private facility in Ho Chi Minh City.
“The cause is due to an incorrect liposuction procedure that causes the lymphatic system to be destroyed. The patient received debridement treatment, anti-inflammatory antibiotics and fully recovered,” the doctor said.
According to Dr. Hien, fat embolism is the most serious complication, when small fat particles enter the circulatory system and travel to important organs such as the lungs or brain, leading to respiratory failure and death, or death.
Other possible risks include: Reactions to anesthetics or anesthetics due to improper or improper use of anesthetics/anaesthetics;
Complications of infection and necrosis due to not ensuring sterile conditions or not strictly following post-operative procedures, patients with widespread infection leading to fasciitis or necrosis of the surgical skin area;
According to this expert, if instructions are followed at licensed facilities, the risk of complications after liposuction will be reduced.
“People with severe cardiovascular disease, severe coagulation disorders or on anticoagulant therapy who cannot discontinue treatment (in the case of heart valve replacement, atrial fibrillation, deep thrombophlebitis or pulmonary embolism.
Or people with diseases that affect wound healing such as certain infections or diabetes;
In addition, attention should be paid to patients with a history of keloid scars.
Obese patients with BMI > 30 are at risk of complications and higher risk of death due to the large volume of liposuction.
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The event was jointly organized by the Vietnam Dermatology Association, Central Dermatology Hospital and Thua Thien Hue Department of Health.
This is an international forum with the participation of 1400 delegates, dermatologists from around the world and doctors and experts from Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam to exchange specialized knowledge on dermatology and promote cooperation in the fields of scientific research and international cooperation.
The conference had 2 plenary sessions, 18 scientific sessions, 3 thematic sessions and a pre-conference session with more than 100 professional reports.
In particular, the conference also organized a continuous training session on the application of Dermoscopy (early skin detection) in dermatology.
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Currently, the hospital deploys many specialized technical services, treats difficult and rare diseases and develops applications of laser cosmetic technology with many modern machines.
As part of the activities, on the morning of November 21, the Hospital also established a psoriasis clinic to increase the efficiency of examination, treatment and management of psoriasis patients as well as rare skin diseases. .
