RT Book, Section A1 Nijhawan, Rajiv I. A1 Perez, Maritza I. A1 Ara-Honore, Collette A2 Kelly, A. Paul A2 Taylor, Susan C. A2 Lim, Henry W. A2 Serrano, Ana Maria Anido SR Print(0) ID 1161549885 T1 Liposuction T2 Taylor and Kelly's Dermatology for Skin of Color, 2e YR 2016 FD 2016 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9780071805520 LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1161549885 RD 2024/03/29 AB KEY POINTSLiposuction surgery, one of the most popular aesthetic procedures performed by cosmetic surgeons, is a sculpting technique that reduces cosmetically unwanted adipose tissue in localized areas to achieve a more desirable and slender silhouette.Non-Caucasians as a group represented 21% of patients on whom cosmetic surgery was performed in 2011 with the following breakdown: 8% Hispanics, 7% African Americans, 5% Asians, and 1% other non-Caucasians.Advances in liposuction, including the development of smaller cannulas, blunt-tipped cannulas, quieter and more efficient aspirators, power liposuction, and laser-assisted lipolysis, have optimized results and improved safety.