Table 2. Comparison of intervention and control groups in a study assessing liposuction modalities for lipedema.
| Study ID | Liposuction technique | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fluid instillation (dry, wet or tumescent) | Technology used for suction (conventional, power-assisted, laser-assisted, ultrasound-assisted) | Any special techniques | |
| Cornely and Gensior, 2022 19 | Tumescent | PAL | – |
| Kruppa et al, 2022 5 | Tumescent | PAL/WAL | – |
| Wright and Herbst, 2022 21 | NM | UAL/PAL/WAL | – |
| Baumgartner et al, 2020 22 | NM | NM | – |
| Sandhofer et al, 2021 23 | Tumescent | PAL | – |
| Schlosshauer et al, 2021 24 | Tumescent | NM | Lymph-sparing liposuction |
| van de Pas et al, 2020 25 | Tumescent | NM | – |
| Witte et al, 2020 26 | Tumescent | WAL | – |
| Bauer et al, 2019 27 | Tumescent | NM | – |
| Wollina and Heinig, 2019 28 | Tumescent | Conventional/LAL | Microcannular liposuction/980-nm diode laser-assisted liposuction |
| Dadras et al, 2017 29 | Tumescent | WAL | Vibration-assisted device |
| Baumgartner et al, 2016 30 | NM | NM | NM |
| Rapprich et al, 2015 31 | Tumescent | PAL/WAL | Vibration-assisted device |
| Wollina et al, 2014 32 | Tumescent | LAL | 980-nm diode laser-assisted |
| Rapprich et al, 2011 33 | Tumescent | NM | – |
| Wollina et al, 2010 34 | Tumescent | NM | – |
| Stutz and Krahl, 2009 35 | Tumescent | WAL | – |
| Schmeller and Meier-Vollarth, 2006 36 | Tumescent | PAL | – |
| Schmeller et al, 2012 37 | Tumescent | PAL | – |
| Herbst et al, 2021 38 | NM | NM | – |
Abbreviations: LAL, laser-assisted liposuction; NM, not mentioned; PAL, power-assisted liposuction; UAL, ultrasound-assisted liposuction; WAL, water-assisted liposuction.