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Pneumothorax is a rare complication of liposuction, while, venous thromboembolism has a low short-term mortality and long-term morbidity.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Presentation of case:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A 57-year-old woman with a history of diabetes mellitus, hypertension, obesity, and severe COVID-19 three years earlier. The patient underwent 360-degree liposuction and abdominoplasty. In the immediate postoperative period, the patient developed a right pneumothorax and followed by deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE), which were diagnosed and treated early. After six months of follow-up, the patient presented a complete recovery.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Discussion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Pneumothorax is recognized as a rare complication of liposuction and has been limited to case reports and small case series in the medical literature with an incidence of 0.04 %. In plastic and aesthetic surgery, body contouring procedures such as lipoabdominoplasty are associated with a risk of DVT and PE of 0.2-0.6 %, and 0.3 %, respectively. In addition, we believe that performing combined aesthetic procedures may increase the risk of complications.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This is the first reported case of pneumothorax, DVT and PE after body contouring surgery. We highlight the importance of awareness of these complications and the need for a high index of suspicion for early diagnosis and treatment, which is critical for patient survival.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Highlights<\/jats:title>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ijscr.2024.109706","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,4,26]],"date-time":"2024-04-26T11:42:09Z","timestamp":1714131729000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Synchronous pneumothorax and venous thromboembolism after body contouring surgery"],"prefix":"10.1097","volume":"119","author":[{"given":"Hern\u00e1n A.","family":"Aguilar","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Ren\u00e9 M.","family":"Palacios Huatuco","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Tatiana","family":"Ruffa","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Alejandra","family":"Chirvechez","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Horacio F.","family":"Mayer","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"276","reference":[{"key":"R1-50-20260422","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.1097\/01.prs.0000188852.01898.70","article-title":"Barotrauma: an unrecognized mechanism for pneumothorax in breast augmentation [19]","volume":"116","author":"Fayman","year":"2005","journal-title":"Plast. 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