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Would Cellulaze Ever Be Done Without Any Sort of Anesthesia?
Would it be possible to do the Cellulaze treatment without even local anesthesia?
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Local anesthesia and Cellulaze
Cellulaze is best performed with at least local anesthesia. The procedure uses a laser to heat the skin as well as melt superficial fat. This laser treatment would be too painful to perform without some local anesthesia. Fortunately, it is rare to need more than local anesthesia.
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Cellulaze under local anesthesia
Over 95% of our patients who undergo treatment with cellulaze are able to do so under local anesthesia. We make the process a good one for our patients by starting with an oral medication that relaxes you and then applying a dilute local anesthetic to the area that will be treated. Patients appreciate the ease of recovery when treatment is carried out in this manner.
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Cellulaze anesthesia
Cellulaze is a great procedure to treat cellulite, but because it uses a laser that is painful at least local anesthesia is needed. Talk to your surgeon about options or concerns you have regarding local anesthesia. Usually this is tolerated very well.
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Cellulaze can be done with local anesthesia
Cellulaze can be done with only local anesthesia. It would be too painful to not use any local anesthesia. A fiberoptic laser is used under the skin. It needs to be numbed up to do it.
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Cellulaze without local anesthesia
Cellulaze would not be advisable to do without any local anesthesia. The tumescent solution that is injected serves many purposes in addition to pain control. As an example, the saline solution creates a better enviornment within the tissue for the laser/cannula as well as constricting blood vessels to minimize bruising and bleeding. The tumescent anesthetic solution is quite safe and the amount infused is monitored closely. Any questions you have...
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Cellulaze without anesthesia
Hello and thanks for your question. Cellulaze has to be done under at least a local anesthesia, as the laser energy, which generates heat, absorbed by the body is too great to tolerate. In addition the tumescent solution used is required in order to spread the energy more evenly into the tissue.
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The Cellulaze procedure can be done under local anesthesia in most cases
If you would do OK getting a root canal without anesthesia, then perhaps you could handle Cellulaze without anesthesia. But seriously, this is a laser (hot) moved back and forth under your skin for hours. Local anesthesia is fine for limited areas, but if you're getting several areas done, the local anesthesia must be diluted to keep within a safe dose, and so a more systemic anesthesia is needed, i.e. IV sedation, "twilight" anesthesia, or even general anesthesia.
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Cellulaze and anesthesia
Smaller areas of treatment with Cellulaze can be safely and comfortably performed with local anesthesia with tumescent techniques. For much larger areas of treatment, I do provide the option of IV sedation to make it more comfortable for my patients. Having said that, I have several colleagues who will perform larger areas with local anesthesia as well. Talk to your Cellulaze board certified plastic surgeon to learn more about your options.
Dr. Basu
Houston, TX
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Cellulaze performed under local anesthesia
The Cellulaze procedure is best performed under a local anesthesia. Talk to your surgeon about other anesthesia options.
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Cellulaze and Anesthesia
Thank you for your question. Cellulaze should be performed using local anesthesia to avoid increased pain during the procedure. Because the area is numbed with local anesthesia, there is minimal discomfort during the procedure. You may feel a light pressure, but it is a mild sensation.
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Cellulaze without EVEN local
You are kidding?Aren't you??? You need the effect of the local to eliminate the burning effect of the heat energy that the CELLULAZE delivers. Please explain why this type of question.
10/18/2012 Update! Please understand the more templates used to correct the cellulite the more difficult to use local anesthesia only. In my opinion if I am doing only 2 to 4 templates of Cellulaze than sure local anesthesia with or with out oral sedation is fine. But once I'm over the 4 template...
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The Best Anesthesia for Cellulaze
Thank you for your question regarding the necessity of using anesthesia with Cellulaze. Local anesthesia (numbing of the skin) is required for Cellulaze treatment. Unlike other non-surgical treatments for cellulite that are in office treatments, Cellulaze is a surgical procedure. Local anesthesia provides comfort for the patient and in addition, results in minimal bleeding during the procedure. Very small incisions (2 mm) are required to pass the laser fiber beneath...
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