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The author presents a method to test the adequacy of any suction machine pump used in lipolysis surgery, regardless of the altitude and/or sea level of the operating room physical conditions. Surgeons can, therefore, subject any vacuum pump to a vaporization test and thereby ensure its adequacy for lipolysis techniques.
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Hetter, G.P. Optimum vacuum pressures for lipolysis. Aesth. Plast. Surg. 8, 23–26 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01572781
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01572781