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Can I Have Multiple Areas of Liposuction Under Local Anesthesia?

asked 1 year ago by Tavia12 in Toronto
Latest answer by Ronald Shelton, MD
Question viewed 265 times
Tags: abdomen, calves, hips, thighs, 110-129 lbs, 5 ft 4 in to 5 ft 7 in, combination, local anesthesia

1. I want to do liposuction on my abdomen, hips, inner thigh, and calves. Is it possible to do all in one session? Currently, I'm 5'45 feet at 127 pounds.

2. If I do 3 out of the 4 areas, can it be done under local or regional anesthesia instead of general anesthesia?

7 answers to Can I Have Multiple Areas of Liposuction Under Local Anesthesia?

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Several Liposuction areas can be done under Tumescent anesthesia only.

Usually you can get the upper/lower abdomen and the hips done under tumescent local anesthesia and a week later do the inner thighs, knees, calves and ankles. Depending on the size of the areas involved, it may be possible to do the upper/lower abdomen, hips and inner thighs at the same time. Always see what your doc recommends but 2 procedures are probably needed to get the best results. Under gen anesthesia you are less likely to get any fine-tuning done to get the best results... more
David Hansen, MD

Beverly Hills Dermatologic Surgeon

www.DrDavidHansen.com

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Liposuction of multiple body sites and safety

There are many different viewpoints on how liposuction should be done. One of the most important safety aspect is to make sure that the level of local anesthetic in the blood stream does not rise higher than a certain level. Using tumescent local anesthetic without general anesthetic forces the physician to deliver enough anesthetic to the areas that will undergo liposuction to make it comfortable without exceeding the safe dose. That may limit the number of areas that should... more
Ronald Shelton, MD

Manhattan Dermatologist
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Liposuction and Anesthesia - Local, Sedation, General

Hi Tavia12 in Toronto, You will get slightly different responses from nearly everyone on this because there's a huge variation among surgeons about exactly how they like to do this procedure (there's generally less variability for a procedure such as breast implants). You can, in theory, do many different areas of the body using local anesthesia alone and you can, of course, do as much as you want under general anesthesia (there are obviously limits on the amount of fat that... more
Alan Engler, MD

New York Plastic Surgeon
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Anesthesia for Liposuction

Yes, you can do Liposuction of multiple areas under local anesthesia, but why would you. The reasons usually given is that it can be done in an office and less expensively. The question is, what is your life and health worth? Most physicians doing this in their non certified offices do so because they cannot get privileges to do so in an accredited facility. To do multiple areas requires large amounts of the anesthetic solution and this raises your risks. Using this amount of solution... more
Robert T. Buchanan, MD

Highlands Plastic Surgeon
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Can I Have Multiple Areas of Liposuction Under Local Anesthesia?

There are limitations for local lidocaine amounts over time in liposuction. In fact , last year in Ft Lauderdale there was a lidocaine overdose death in a MedSpa during lipo. With deep sedation + local or even light general with local you have a better less painful experience.
Darryl J. Blinski, MD

Miami Plastic Surgeon
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The limitation is the local anesthesia medication

The limitation is the local medication and it's safe dosage. Your board certified plastic surgeon can give you better answer after examination. If there is a concern better to do it in stages.
Kamran Khoobehi, MD

New Orleans Plastic Surgeon
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Don't

Don't do liposuction under local because it is very difficult to remove all the fat that is possible and also not safe if you want to do multiple areas. Ususally local anesthesia is used by non plastic surgeons and they do the procedure in their office as opposed to an accredited surgery center. The goal of liposuction is to make you look proportionate and usually multiple areas are involved therefore general anesthesia is best as it makes it easier for the surgeon and the... more
Andre Aboolian, MD

Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon

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