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suction lipectomy

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noun

  1. the removal of fatty tissue by making a small incision in the skin, loosening the fat layer, and withdrawing it by suction.

Etymology

Origin of suction lipectomy

First recorded in 1980–85

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Tops on the list, for women, is suction lipectomy, an operation developed in France and introduced in the U.S. in 1982.

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