Fat removal procedures distinct from injection lipolysis, in that these procedures are device-based, while injection lipolysis relies solely on injections that are marketed as causing lipolysis. Liposuction is a type of cosmetic surgery that removes fat from the human body in an attempt to change its shape. Evidence does not support an effect on weight beyond a couple of months and it does not appear to affect obesity related problems. In the United States it is the most commonly done cosmetic surgery. Serious complications include deep vein thrombosis, organ perforation, bleeding, and infection. Death occurs in about one per ten thousand cases. The
Cosmetic surgery in China boost in total spending of up to 800 million RMB ($122 billion US) with the potential to reach 20.6 billion U.S. dollars by 2020. This practice covers all age groups although recent trends show a significant increase of cosmetic surgery operations among young people between the ages of 18 to 25. Men have also become an important market segment, rising from 4% of consumers to 21%. The rise of the middle class in Chinese society is one reality behind China's escalating cosmetic surgery industry. The increase in the purchasing power of over 350 million Chinese raised the level of people's