Large syringe used during liposuction procedures, Europe, 2000
- Made:
- 2000 in United States
- maker:
- Tulip Medical Products and
- Unknown







Large 'monojet' syringe, plastic, for removing fat during cosmetic surgery, by Tulip Medical Products, United States, 2000.
In the cosmetic procedure known as liposuction, fat is removed from parts of the body – such as the stomach and thighs – using this large syringe. Liposuction is becoming increasingly popular with both men and women but as with any surgery there is risk and the results may not always last.
Details
- Category:
- Surgery
- Object Number:
- 2003-231
- Materials:
- plastic (unidentified), rubber (unidentified) and steel (metal)
- type:
- syringe
- taxonomy:
-
- furnishing and equipment
- tools & equipment
- medical instrument
- credit:
- Mentor Medical Systems Limited, Wantage, Oxfordshire.
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