{
  "id": "SCR-LIP-000032",
  "statement": "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%.",
  "statement_pt": "A lipoaspiração para lipedema por equipe experiente é segura, com baixa taxa de complicações maiores (sem TVP, EP, necrose ou anemia grave; complicações menores ~1%), embora seroma ocorra em ~18%.",
  "claim_type": "therapeutic",
  "context": {
    "population": "93 women undergoing liposuction (Brazil, 2019-2024)",
    "condition": "lipedema",
    "exposure": "tumescent liposuction (± adjuncts)",
    "comparator": "none (descriptive complication rates)",
    "outcome": "postoperative complications",
    "scope": "surgical safety, single experienced team"
  },
  "knowledge_state": "emerging",
  "evidence_confidence": "low",
  "evidence": [
    {
      "ref": "DOI:10.1007/s00266-026-05774-7",
      "stance": "supporting",
      "study_design": "cohort",
      "n": 93,
      "risk_of_bias": "moderate",
      "year": 2026,
      "amato_authored": true,
      "note": "retrospective; 1 infection + 1 hematoma (1.07%); seroma 18.3%; no major AE"
    }
  ],
  "relations": [
    {
      "type": "treats",
      "target_hint": "lipedema (surgical safety)"
    }
  ],
  "gaps": "Retrospective single-center/single-team; generalizability to less experienced settings unproven.",
  "primary_amato_source": "DOI:10.1007/s00266-026-05774-7",
  "curators": [
    {
      "name": "Alexandre C. M. Amato",
      "orcid": "0000-0003-4008-4029",
      "role": "lead_curator"
    }
  ],
  "created": "2026-05-30",
  "updated": "2026-05-30",
  "license": "CC-BY-4.0",
  "answers_questions": [
    {
      "id": "SQ-LIP-000013",
      "role": "supporting",
      "question": "Is liposuction effective and safe for lipedema?",
      "url": "https://scientificclaims.org/q/SQ-LIP-000013.html"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://scientificclaims.org/c/SCR-LIP-000032.html"
}