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A recent study from the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) shows that body contouring procedures carry higher risk of complications among patients with a higher Body Mass Index (BMI). A number of patients who had undergone body contouring procedures, for example Phoenix liposuction, tummy tuck, and body lift surgeries were grouped into 5 weight categories: ideal (BMI <25), overweight (BMI 25 – 30), obese (BMI 31-35), morbidly obese (BMI 36-40), and severely morbidly obese (BMI >41). Research found that the number of minor or major complications which occurred increased per weight group fairly drastically. Minor complications increased from 3.3% in the ideal weight group to 46.9% in the severely morbidly obese group; major complications increased from 6.6% in the ideal weight group to 43.7% in the severely morbidly obese group.

The ASAPS published the findings of this study in the July/August 2008 issue of the Aesthetic Surgery Journal, and used this information to urge both patients and plastic surgeons to be wary of these risks. ASAPS members like Phoenix plastic surgeon Dr. Geoffrey Leber also suggest that these findings be put into use in a way that create better medical guidelines in evaluating patients, helping to ensure the utmost safety for Phoenix cosmetic surgery patients as well as throughout the U.S.

Still body contouring procedures like Phoenix breast lift, thigh lift, arm lift, and buttock lifts are some of the most popular. According to ASAPS statistics, 368,313 body contouring procedures were performed in 2007. 

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