Under Local Anesthesia, is the Tumescent Fluid Injection Painful?

asked 5 months ago by Enzo1226 in Texas
Latest answer by Jon F. Harrell, DO
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Tags: expectation, local anesthesia, numb, pain

I am going to have tumescent lipo under local NOT general! So I am wanting to know if the actual injections of the tumescent fluid is painful or do the 1st shots numb you from everything? Thank you so much I haven't been able to get an answer on this

6 answers to Under Local Anesthesia, is the Tumescent Fluid Injection Painful?

Liposuction under local anesthesia is NOT painful at all !

Liposuction when done by an experienced doc who knows how to inject the tumescent anesthesia is almost totally painless. He/she should use a 30 g. needle to do the tiny skin injections slowly which numb up the skin and which don't hurt. (Derm Surgeons are especially adapt at this but any specialty can do a good job if trained well at it). Then he would go through these spots to inject the fat layers under the skin and that is also almost painless. Your experience should... more

David Hansen, MD
Beverly Hills Dermatologic Surgeon

www.DrDavidHansen.com

Liposuction under Local Anesthesia - Is it painful?

The local anesthesia injected into the skin prior to making the incisions is, for most patients, minimally uncomfortable. These injections do nothing to blunt the sensation of the tumescent anesthesia as it anesthetizes the fatty tissue. How much feeling you have is a function of the ingredients of the tumescent formula, how quickly it is injected and what your pain tolerance is. I have experimented with different formulas for anesthesia and have found that no matter what is done to minimize... more

Jon F. Harrell, DO
Miami Plastic Surgeon

Pain with tumescent liposuction

Patients frequently refer to "local" anesthesia for what we refer to as intravenous sedation. Obviously, straight local into the incision sites is different than IV sedation. You cannot expect a pain free experience. The local anesthesia injections do hurt for a brief period of time and may not completely numb the underlying area. Before undergoing any liposuction under straight local, I'd encourage you to speak with your surgeon in greater detail about... more

Robert L. Kraft, MD
New York Plastic Surgeon

Liposuction under Local Anesthesia?

Realistically, you can expect some discomfort with procedures done under local anesthesia only. At the minimal, this would be similar to going to the dentist and having local anesthesia injected. Be very careful about promises made that sound too good to be true... Best wishes.

Tom J. Pousti, MD
San Diego Plastic Surgeon

Tumescent liposuction and local

While local anesthetic can be used during liposuction, I think patients are still uncomfortable and if they are uncomfortable, then I can not do my best work. It is usually best to be performed at least with sedation.

Steven Wallach, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Tumescent Fluid Injections and Pain

Dear Enzo1226, In most patients, the injection of local anesthesia into the skin is the most painful part of the procedure though you may at times feels pressure and/or a small bit of pain as the tumescent solution is being injected. Once the tumescent fluid has been injected, waiting a short period of time for it to take full effect will help decrease or eliminate any pain you may experience from the liposuction in most areas. Some regions are harder to numb with just... more

Herluf G. Lund, Jr, MD
Saint Louis Plastic Surgeon

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