Evacuation of hematomas using liposuction technology: Technique and literature review

Michael Sg Bell1, Gaby Doumit

  • 1Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital - Civic Campus, Ottawa, Ontario.

Established nonexpanding hematomas can be successfully treated with minimal morbidity using standard liposucstion techniques at the bedside or in an outpatient setting under local anesthesia. The authors presents a series of eight patients and discuss current concepts of dealing with this common and distressing surgical complication.