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Background: Large-volume lipoplasty is becoming more common and has been proven to be safe and effective. Large-volume lipoplasty is normally performed with the patient under general anesthesia. Techniques of general anesthesia and fluid man- agement are important factors in improving the safety of large-volume lipoplasty.

Objective: Certain important considerations in anesthesia and perioperative management can improve outcomes in large-vol- ume lipoplasty. Our objective is to present our protocol and technique for general anesthesia in large-volume lipoplasty.