When undergoing any surgical procedure, it is important to consider the risks and get the facts on rare and severe problems that may arise as a result of the surgery. Several liposuction problems, although rare, can be life threatening if they happen to you. These include the risks of anesthesia, both local and general, blood clots, injury to abdominal organs, excessive IV fluids, excessive blood loss, hypothermia, infections, as well as other complications.

Liposuction surgery may be performed while the patient is under local or general anesthesia. Both carry certain risks that should be researched thoroughly before this type of surgery is considered. General anesthesia, however, is by far the most dangerous type of sedation available, as practically every death that has occurred during liposuction surgery can be directly or indirectly attributed to the use of this method.

When considering a lipoplasty procedure, it is important to consider the risks. A surgical complication is any undesirable result of surgery, and the most common complication of liposuction is a result that causes the patient to be unhappy. This is usually caused by unrealistic expectations by the patient before the surgery, so it is imperative that there is accurate communication between the surgeon and the patient.

Even though local anesthesia is considered a safer option for those undergoing a liposuction procedure, patients should still understand about the risks involved. Lidocaine is by far the safest choice of all the available local anesthetic drugs for tumescent liposuction. There have never been any reported cases of toxicity due to lidocaine when it is used at the recommended doses.