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The Effect of Liposuction on Menses: a Retrospective Study

NCT04985591 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: EARLY_PHASE1 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 516

Last updated 2021-08-02

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Summary

The prevalence of obesity nearly tripled from 1975 to 2021, resulting in liposuction, as an effective shaping method, to be performed more frequently. Liposuction is a surgical procedure that uses a specialized instrument to suck fat fragments in the subcutaneous fat layer through a small incision. Analyzing a large sample sizes of patients who had liposuction, we found that some female patients underwent menstrual irregularity after liposuction. In 2004, Carolyn et al. reported several cases in which there was a connection between liposuction and an early onset of menses. Further studies showed that an early onset of menses may be related to the volume of adipose tissue extracted, the amount of anesthesia given, the area of liposuction, and body weight. However, the sample of that study was small, as there were only 17 cases included in the statistical model, and there are few articles in which the impact of liposuction on menses has been studied. To better understand whether menstrual irregularity will occur after liposuction, patients with postmenopausal or preoperative menstrual irregularity were excluded, leaving a sample of 518 female patients to be reviewed. A better understanding of the impact of liposuction on menses may help clinical doctors predict the underlying risk of menstrual irregularity after liposuction and identify individuals at higher risk. The findings may contribute to further understanding of menstrual irregularity.

Conditions

  • Menstrual Irregularity

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Liposuction

A small, inconspicuous incision was made in the liposuction group to dislodge fat out of the body.

PROCEDURE

Other plastic surgery

Other plastic surgery like blepharoplasty or keloid excision.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
55 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-06-14
Primary Completion
2021-03-12
Completion
2021-03-12

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