Vibration Exposure Safety Guidelines for Surgeons Using Power-Assisted Liposuction (PAL)

Chaowen Wu, MD, PhD, Stephen Laswell, BSME, James A Mentz, BA, Rolando Morales, MD

Aesthetic Surgery Journal, sjaa373

Background: As power-assisted liposuction (PAL) gains popular use, plastic surgeons operating these devices experience occupational exposure to hand-transmitted vibration, which can result in Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS), a debilitating neurovasculopathy.

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