Tumescent Liposuction

Tumescent liposuction is considered extremely safe as it is a method that involves minimal blood loss and frequently does not require the use of pain relief medication after the procedure has been completed. In fact, it is quite common for a doctor to perform tumescent liposuction only using local anesthesia. What this means is that in effect there is very low risk associated with this form of surgery.

Injected With Solution Of Epinephrine And Lidocaine

With tumescent liposuction the areas that contain the excess fat are injected with a solution of epinephrine and lidocaine. This solution makes the fat swell up and harden – or in other words the fat becomes tumescent – and once the affected area becomes firm it becomes easy to remove the fat, which can also easily be separated from other tissue. Perhaps the best part of opting for tumescent liposuction is that this form of fat removal ensures that no harm is done to the surrounding tissue and this in turn reduces blood loss and also helps to ensure achieving more desirable results.

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Because of the epinephrine that has been injected into the patient’s body there is minimal chance of the patient losing blood because the solution makes the blood vessels in the affected area shrink so there is hardly any likelihood that they will bleed.

Furthermore, to remove the hardened areas of fat use is made of a cannula which of course ensures that the entire procedure will pass off in the smoothest possible manner and the surgeon can also make good use of the cannulas in order to shape up the affected area and to rectify any irregularities in the skin such as dimples and dips in the skin.

Though in most cases tumescent liposuction can be performed while the patient is under local anesthetic, in some instances use of general anesthetic may be required. And, when the procedure has been completed it may also be necessary that the patient has a rapid drainage procedure performed which helps to reduce the healing time.

The bottom line is that tumescent liposuction is the gold standard of liposuction methods with a high success and satisfaction rate.

Of course, if you are considering this procedure you should determine beforehand what you can expect from the tumescent liposuction results. In most cases these results can be effective although when the surgeon has to deal with pockets of fat that are hard to remove you may not always get the kind of results that you expected.