Cueva Galarraga used a table to determine the body surface area undergoing liposuction. This can be used to estimate the volume of suctioned material. The author is from Clinica Club de Leones Quito Central in Ecuador.
Site
Percent Body Surface
neck
1
left breast
2.5
right breast
2.5
left arm
2
right arm
2
upper abdomen
4.5
lower abdomen
4.5
left hip/flank
4
right hip/flank
4
upper back
4
lower back
4
left buttock
3
right buttock
3
left inner thigh
2
right inner thigh
2
left anterior thigh
2
right anterior thigh
2
left lateral thigh
2
right lateral thigh
2
left back thigh
2
right back thigh
2
left knee
1
right knee
1
left leg
6
right leg
6
total percent body surface area undergoing liposuction =
= SUM(points for sites suctioned)
Interpretation:
• minimum: 0 (no site suctioned)
• maximum: 71
The values assigned differ from values shown by Lund and Browler. Certain sites (such as hands, feet and head) do not undergoing liposuction and other sites may not be totally accessible to the procedure.
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