The claim a reader may meet first about liposuction is that it only removes fat. The published guidance describes a longer list of risks, and this page sets that list beside a second publisher so you can see what a proposal may skip.
What the published list says
The American Society of Plastic Surgeons says liposuction risks can include anesthesia risks, bruising and cannula breakage. It lists a change in skin sensation that may persist, and damage to deeper structures such as nerves, blood vessels, muscles, lungs and abdominal organs. It also lists deep vein thrombosis, cardiac and pulmonary complications, fluid accumulation and infection.
What a second publisher adds
The Aesthetic Society publishes its own liposuction surgery page. Read it beside the list above and note where it adds a point, omits one or frames a point differently. Two publishers may not match line for line, and the differences show you which questions to take forward.
The assumption a proposal can hide
A proposal can treat the list as a formality and move straight to a result. Watch for a quote that describes the outcome in detail and says little about change in skin sensation that may persist, or about fluid accumulation. Those entries come from the published list, so you can ask about them by name.
The question to ask at a consultation
Ask which items on the list apply to your plan, and how the surgeon would respond to each. If the answer is general, ask for it in specific terms and compare it with both publishers. Read the society's steps of the procedure before you go, so your questions follow the order of the operation.