[Aspiration lipectomy, late results, unsatisfactory results and their correction]

When new techniques become available and subsequently are adopted by a large number of surgeons, improvements occur and an average complication rate becomes apparent. It is the analysis of the unfavourable results and the complications that stimulates improvement. After nine years of experience in suction lipectomy this technique has become in our hands a very safe procedure. If the empiric laws of surgery are observed, complications are extremely rare. Good indication and choice of the right patient are the key to success and it is important to realize that the amount of volume reduction is dictated by the limited retractile elasticity of the skin.