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To: Daniel who wrote (863)	1/29/1999 5:09:00 PM
From: Candle stick	Respond to of 947

Excellent article I found posted on Yahoo! message boards: Liposuction Study by: Wesley0428 (46/M/MA) 1016 of 1017 <<<The average number of liposuction cases per physician per year in 1998 was 133. That is up from an average of 74.2 in 1997.>>> LOS ANGELES, Jan. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Serious liposuction complications are less than 0.5 percent when performed by cosmetic surgeons, shows a study conducted by Arthur Andersen. The study indicated that surgeons with more experience and those performing above the average number of procedures per year had lower complication rates. Complications also decreased with decreased removal of fat volumes. As a result of public concern over the safety of the popular cosmetic surgery procedure, liposuction, the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery (AACS) proactively commissioned the world's largest professional services firm, Arthur Andersen, to conduct an independent survey of AACS' membership on liposuction. The healthcare division of Arthur Andersen focused its survey on liposuction practitioners, their training, practice standards, complications and trends. The average number of liposuction cases per physician per year in 1998 was 133. That is up from an average of 74.2 in 1997. Arthur Andersen's survey results reported a total complication rate per 1,000 cases of 2.1 percent, 1.4 percent and 1.6 percent in 1995, 1996, and 1997, respectively. Seventy-seven percent of those were skin irregularities, which can be an undesirable result of the procedure, but are not life-threatening. Excluding skin irregularities, the actual complication rate is less than 0.5 percent. One death was reported in a three-year period. The AACS will publish the results of the survey in an upcoming issue of its quarterly scientific journal, The American Journal of Cosmetic Surgery. In addition, it will present its findings to the American Medical Association's commission investigating patient safety; coordinate efforts with the American Society of Medical Examiners to review deaths associated with liposuction procedures; and distribute the survey to other parties or organizations that would be interested in broadening the survey's scope. "Our desire for patient safety through physician education was the main reason for commissioning this extensive Arthur Andersen survey," added Dr. Richard L. Dolsky, M.D., past president of AACS. The AACS consists of professionals devoted to post-graduate medical and educational cosmetic surgery opportunities. It is the nation's largest multi-disciplinary medical organization that exclusively devotes its educational efforts to cosmetic surgery. Consumers can find educational information about cosmetic surgery procedures or a cosmetic surgeon in their area by dialing the Cosmetic Surgery Information Service: 1-800-A-NEW-YOU. Visit the AACS web site at www.cosmeticsurgery.org. SOURCE American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery CO: American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery