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Historical Bibliography Updated: July 14, 2026

Lipoplasty: The theory and practice of blunt suction lipectomy. Edited by G. P. Hetter.

Boston: Little, Brown, 1984.

The first comprehensive review in English of the development of liposuction, theory, and technique, including the techniques of Illouz and Fournier. Includes several chapters by Pierre Fournier, including "A history and comparison of suction techniques until their debut in North America," by Fournier and Francis Otteni. Also, "The origins of lipolysis," a first-person account by Yves-Gerard Illouz.

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Entry Number#11658
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https://historyofmedicine.com/id/13859
External URL
https://historyofmedicine.com/d/lipoplasty-the-theory-and-practice-of-blunt-suction-lipectomy-edited-by-g-p-hetter

Geographic Context

Publication place: Boston

Mentioned in annotation: North America