Medical Devices
Other Liposuction Resources
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Government
FDA Consumer: The Skinny on Liposuction
FDA website for general consumer information
FDA website for general consumer information on medical devices
The FDA MedWatch site: safety information on drugs and other medical products
The Center for Devices and Radiological Health site on reporting problems with medical devices
MEDLINEPlus Health Information - Fat removal - by suctioning
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/002985.htm
MEDLINEPlus Health Information - Liposuction - series: Indications
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/presentations/100185_1.htm
Healthfinder - What is Tumescent Liposuction?
http://www.healthfinder.gov/docs/doc02193.htm
Professional Organizations
American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery
http://www.cosmeticsurgery.org/
American Academy of Dermatology
http://www.aad.org/
American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
http://www.surgery.org/
American Society for Dermatologic Surgery
http://www.asds.net/
American Society of Plastic and Surgeons
http://www.plasticsurgery.org/
Canadian Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
http://www.csaps.ca/
