The complications that matter, including the ones the marketing does not mention
Sorted by what they can do to you rather than by how often they are discussed, and with no probabilities attached to any of them.
Venous thromboembolism and body contouring
The complication most associated with death after elective cosmetic surgery, and the one with a national framework nobody markets.
Seroma, haematoma and contour irregularity
The complications you are most likely to actually encounter. Not emergencies, not trivial, and both worth understanding before rather than after.
Deciding not to proceed
The outcome a good consultation makes genuinely available, and the one nobody in the market has any reason to help you reach.
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