SCR-LIP-000032 · Claim · machine-readable JSON →

Liposuction for lipedema by an experienced team is a safe procedure with a low rate of major complications (no DVT, PE, necrosis or severe anemia observed; minor complications ~1%), though seroma occurs in ~18%.

Emerging therapeutic Evidence certainty: low (GRADE)

Evidence over time

DOI:10.1007/s00266-026-05774-7 — supporting · cohort · n=93 · 2026 · risk of bias: moderate
retrospective; 1 infection + 1 hematoma (1.07%); seroma 18.3%; no major AE

Population93 women undergoing liposuction (Brazil, 2019-2024)

Conditionlipedema

Exposuretumescent liposuction (± adjuncts)

Comparatornone (descriptive complication rates)

Outcomepostoperative complications

Scopesurgical safety, single experienced team

Retrospective single-center/single-team; generalizability to less experienced settings unproven.