SEVERE INSULIN-INDUCED LIPOHYPERTROPHY SUCCESSFULLY TREATED BY LIPOSUCTION

OBJECTIVE- To examine the usefulness of liposuction surgery on diabetic patients with lipohypertrophy. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS- We treated a diabetic patient who suffered from severe localized thigh lipohypertrophy. When she did not respond to conventional treatment of resting the injection site, we recommended liposuction surgery. RESULTS- Our patient's lipohypertrophy was immediately cured by the liposuction procedure. CONCLUSIONS- Liposuction surgery could be useful in patients with diabetic lipohypertrophy who do not respond to more conservative treatments.