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The Invention of Liposuction

It was a father and son team of Italian cosmetic surgeons who developed the modern technique of liposuction which involves sucking out fat from under the skin.

Father and son, Arpad and Giorgio Fischer, were the Italian cosmetic surgeons who spent years developing the modern technique of liposuction, which involves sucking out fat from under the skin. Ashley Byrne has spoken to Giorgio Fischer about how they perfected their invention. Photo: A doctor performs a liposuction at a hospital in Shanghai, China. Credit: AFP /LIU Jin

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