As with any other surgical procedure, liposuction can cause possible complications. Infection and bleeding are common complications of any surgery. Specific complications related to liposuction include seroma formations which relate to a fluid collection in the area of the liposuction, ridging which is waviness of the skin from the liposuction, unevenness, too much removal of fat, too little removal of fat, and in some very unusual situations, loss of skin. There are reported cases of even death from liposuction where very large amounts of fat were removed in one operation, and patient was not monitored. Overall, however, liposuction is a very safe procedure and is the most commonly performed cosmetic procedure. There are some other complications that are fairly unusual, and I will not include them here.