TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Liposuction A1 - Nijhawan, Rajiv I. A1 - Perez, Maritza I. A1 - Ara-Honore, Collette A2 - Kelly, A. Paul A2 - Taylor, Susan C. A2 - Lim, Henry W. A2 - Serrano, Ana Maria Anido PY - 2016 T2 - Taylor and Kelly's Dermatology for Skin of Color, 2e AB - KEY POINTSLiposuction surgery, one of the most popular aesthetic procedures performed by cosmetic surgeons, is a sculpting technique that reduces cosmetically unwanted adipose tissue in localized areas to achieve a more desirable and slender silhouette.Non-Caucasians as a group represented 21% of patients on whom cosmetic surgery was performed in 2011 with the following breakdown: 8% Hispanics, 7% African Americans, 5% Asians, and 1% other non-Caucasians.Advances in liposuction, including the development of smaller cannulas, blunt-tipped cannulas, quieter and more efficient aspirators, power liposuction, and laser-assisted lipolysis, have optimized results and improved safety. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/17 UR - dermatology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1161549885 ER -