Fat Pulmonary Embolism With Crazy-Paving Pattern Opacities and Pneumothorax: A Rare Complication of Liposuction.

Fat embolism syndrome (FES) is a rare multiorgan disease caused by microvascular obstruction by fat globules and free fatty acid-mediated endothelial injury leading to pro-inflammatory cytokine release. We present a rare case of a 54-year-old woman who underwent elective aesthetic liposuction and developed FES and pneumothorax within 12 hours of the procedure.