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Tumescent Liposuction Major Risks Considerations?
I am considering abdominal and bilateral flank tumescent liposuction but I am worried about major complications. I have a quality board certified plastic surgeon and I am a 43 yo male, 200#, in fairly good health (a little asthma). What are the odds of major issues like DVT, PE, Fat Embolis, etc. This will be under General Anesthesia (Propofol). Are there concerns with my asthma and general anesthesia?
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Your risks are higher for serious complications if liposuction is performed under general anesthesia.
General anesthesia relieves all pain during the procedure, but has a greater risk of post operative complications.
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LIposuction and sedation vs general anesthesia
Liposuction can be done under general anesthesia or local anesthesia with or without sedation.
General anesthesia
Patient has less anxiety about being "aware" of surgery
Surgeon need focus less on quality of local anesthesia
Surgeon can move at a faster rate
Patient cannot assist with turning into the ideal position for treatment
Higher risk of DVT, PE and other complications associated with general anesthesia
Patient need recover from general...
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Tumescent Lipo
My biggest concern would be with your asthma. I would want to know what medication you take and how often. Do you use an inhaler often? When was the last time you had to go to the emergency room for an attack? If you were on little if any medication, haven't used an rescue inhaler in months and hadn't been in the ER in years, then office anesthesia would probably be safe. I would also have you get a clearance for surgery from your medical doctor along with any thing that he would...
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Tumescent liposuction can be done without general anesthesia or propofol
There's a lot of confusion about the term tumescent liposuction. I hope the following helps clarify.
In the 1980's a dermatologist named Jeff Klein developed a tumescent anesthesia solution formula that allowed liposuction to be done with only local anesthesia in awake patients. At that time liposuction was done with a hodgepodge of dry and wet techniques, but wasn't being done with local anesthesia. Patients were given general anesthesia.
Now, almost 30 years later, all...
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The risk for major complications with liposuction is very low
Liposuction is a very safe procedrue when done correctly. In a young, healthy person, the risk of major life-threatening complications is extremely low. Some may even say that your chance of getting into a car accident on the way to surgery is more likely than having a major complication. Ask your surgeon for the actual percentages, and as my colleague said, the risk will certainly increase with increased fat removal.
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If you want safety, then you need to consider tumescent liposuction by a dermatologist
Your question about safety and all the risks that it entails doesn't show the main risk - generaly anesthesia. Tumescent is safe for one reason - it doesn't have the risky general anesthesia as part of it.
If you consider something as simple as dental work, there are rarely, if ever any complications of it that you hear about. But when you go to any general anesthesia procedure where people are being put under, there are rare and serious complications and even...
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Liposuction and risks
In general tumescent liposuction is a safe procedure. Complications increase with large volume removal and extended surgical times.
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