Management of complications following aesthetic procedures can lead to significant additional cost

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• 作者：Lorenz Larcher ; ^a ; ^{lorenz.larcher@lkhf.at"" rel=""nofollow} ; Ingo Plö ; tzeneder^a ; Stefan Riml^a ; Peter Kompatscher^a
• 关键词：Necrotising Panniculitis ; Liposuction ; Mini-abdominoplasty ; Streptococcal Infection ; Haemolytic Streptococci group G ; Public Health System ; Health-care Costs
• 刊名：Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive Aesthetic Surgery
• 出版年：2011
• 出版时间：August 2011
• 年：2011
• 卷：64
• 期：8
• 页码：1096-1099
• 全文大小：800 K

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Summary

Liposuction is one of the most common surgical interventions in aesthetic surgery, technically easy to perform and is also carried out by many non-plastic surgeons. However, this operation can have severe complications, and dealing with them can impose a great financial burden on the tax payer-supported national health-care systems. We report here about a patient, who was hospitalised for complications after a failed office-based liposuction. The ensuing costs of treatment are also discussed.