This article aims to familiarize the reader with the history of liposuction. The author documents the landmark events and characters in the development of this revolutionary and widely known procedure. Included is a historical discussion of the obstacles and the triumphs the practitioners and the procedure itself has seen, as well as a review of relevant scientific data placed in its appropriate historical context up through modern day.
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