Suction-Assisted Liposuction With a Y-Connector.

Suction-Assisted Liposuction With a Y-Connector.

Aesthetic Plast Surg. 2012 Aug 31;

Authors: Uysal CA, Coskun E, Ozkan B, Cologlu H, Borman H

Abstract
Liposuction appears to be one of the simplest aesthetic techniques to date, and its popularity has spread worldwide. The authors have been using a Y-connector that enables two plastic surgeons to work at the same with the same suction-assisted liposuction (SAL) machine. For 12 patients whose liposuction procedures were performed using one-cannula SAL, the mean surgical time was 114���10.8�min, whereas for 11 patients whose liposuction procedures were performed with Y-connector SAL, the mean surgical time was 62���7.8�min. This difference between the two groups is statistically significant (p�<�0.05). The authors believe the Y-connector may be a less tiring alternative for plastic surgeons who still think SAL is the gold standard for liposuction. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE V: This journal requires that authors assign a level of evidence to each article. For a full description of these Evidence-Based Medicine ratings, please refer to the Table of Contents or the online Instructions to Authors www.springer.com/00266 .

PMID: 22936383 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/PubMed/22936383?dopt=Abstract

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