Tumescent Liposuction

Christopher L. Hess, MD answers: Tumescent liposuction vs. Liposuction surgery

What's tumescent liposuction and how's it difft from normal lipo?


Christopher L. Hess, MD
23 days ago
By Christopher L. Hess, MD - Fairfax Plastic Surgeon

Tumescent liposuction is the gold standard or traditional liposuction.  It involves infiltrating the tissues with tumescent solution which is normal saline or lactated ringers with added epinephrine and sometimes local anesthetic.  In my opinion this is still the best, time tested, method of Liposuction.  Use of small suction cannulas, 2.5-3.7mm, with tumescent solution yields the best results.

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