Authors: Kornkiat Vongpaisarnsin Nat Tansrisawad Udomsak Hoonwijit Teerachote Jongsakul
Publish Date: 2014/08/09
Volume: 129, Issue: 4, Pages: 815-818
Abstract
Cosmetic surgery to improve aesthetic and body conditions is becoming increasingly popular worldwide In 2013 the American Society of Plastic Surgeons ASPS reported that one of the top five cosmetic procedures in the US is liposuction with over 200000 procedures per year This type of surgery is regarded as a minimal risk operation Since surgical complications are not often reported liposuction is usually performed in outpatient clinics Fatality after cosmetic liposuction surgery is also relatively rare This case report presents a death following cosmetic liposuction with allogenic fat transfer and gluteal augmentation The medicolegal autopsy pathology and postmortem microbiology examinations reveal that septicemia by Pseudomonas aeruginosa was the definite cause of death Surgical risk assessment and pathogenesis of the organism was reviewed
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