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Liposuction for axillary hyperhidrosis

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Liposuction is safe and efficient minimally invasive alternative for the treatment of axillary hyperhidrosis. <ref>https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14764172.2016.1248438<ref> RLBynum (talk) 16:12, 28 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I'm concerned about the statement "liposuction is safe and minimally invasive." Liposuction is surgery. Saying that a surgery is safe seems like a sales term and is a generalization. Liposuction is invasive. People die and are harmed in the short and long-term from liposuction. I'm not sure how to correct this edit. I'm concerned that statements on this page are misleading readers. Juliet Sabine (talk) 06:32, 28 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
I suggest removing this edit so as not to mislead readers into thinking that liposuction surgery is safe and minimally invasive. Juliet Sabine (talk) 06:38, 28 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Safety and risks

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I suggest adding a third sentence to the second paragraph of Safety and risks. "The TOPS database is only voluntary, not available to the public, and does not follow cases long-term or get testimony and experience of patients, only from doctors who profit from doing liposuction." Juliet Sabine (talk) 23:14, 27 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Cosmetic Liposuction

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The first paragraph now reads, "There are two different uses for liposuction: cosmetic liposuction to change the body's contour or shape and reconstructive, medically necessary liposuction. Reconstructive uses include treatment of lipedema,[6] to remove excess fat in the chronic medical condition lymphedema,[7] and to remove lipomas from areas of the body.[8][9]" I suggest adding the sentence, "Whatever the intention for liposuction, the changes in biology, increase in visceral fat, and structural, aesthetic, and other risks resulting from liposuction surgery remain constant." Juliet Sabine (talk) 23:50, 29 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]