Figure 1.

Representative examples of successful and unsuccessful outcomes after liposuction according to type of compression strategy. (a) The patient was a 71-year-old woman with secondary lymphedema in the left lower limb in whom there was insufficient improvement after lymphaticovenous anastomosis surgery. After removal of 2000 mL of fat by liposuction and wearing both a compression stocking and bandage for 6 months, her lower extremity lymphedema index improved by 20.4, which was considered a successful outcome. (b) The patient was a 78-year-old woman with secondary lymphedema in the right lower limb that did not improve adequately after lymphaticovenous anastomosis surgery. After removal of 1800 mL of fat by liposuction and wearing a bandage alone for 6 months, her lower extremity lymphedema index improved by only 12.3, which was considered an unsuccessful result.