Tumescent Liposuction: Q&A
Ask a QuestionWhat is Microtumescent Liposuction and Does It Work?
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jakesc
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Microtumescent liposuction- what is it?
I agree with my colleagues and am puzzled about the term.
Most surgeons who perform revisional liposuction cases use microliposuction for very small irregularities; perhaps that is that you are referring to.
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MIcrotumescent Liposuction Is A Marketing Concept Not a Surgical Procedure
Microtumescent liposuction is new term that is not one known in the plastic surgery or liposuction literature. I could see it being used in the context of 'microliposuction' or just treating areas with small cannulas. But when combined with the term tumescent implies an entity that does not exist. There is no such thing as just putting in a miniature or microamount of tumescent solution to perform liposuction. At the very least, it is not a new or better method liposuction. It...
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Microtumescent is a micro-gimmick
Liposuction is an area of plastic surgery that continually has new marketing gimmicks aimed to attract patients with techniques that are either renamed with a fancy name or provide little benefit.
For best results, be sure to work with a Board-Certified plastic surgeon and ASAPS member who has a great deal of experience with liposuction. There are several techniques out there, but such a surgeon will help you navigate the authentic ones and help you choose the option that is...
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Microtumescent Liposuction
Never heard of that name before. But as you can see neither have most of the other posters. Makes me wonder if this is a sales gimmick? Just be careful out there. Good luck.
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Microtumescent liposuction is a gimmick
To the best of my knowledge, I have never heard of this procedure. It sounds like a made up marketing term to try and lure patients into having a procedure with no verifiable results. I would caution you about proceeding and instead schedule a consultation with a board certified plastic surgeon. He/ she can evaluate you and determine what procedure will best give you the results you are trying to achieve.
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"Micro-Tumescent" liposuction can be nothing but a marketing term...
Hi there-
It sounds like you are not dealing with a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon....
In recent years, as non-plastic surgeons have begin trying to perform liposuction, we have seen an explosion in marginally ethical (or blatantly unethical) behavior in efforts to attract patients.
Your question seems a good example- in which cute names are given to procedures in existence for many years in order to make it look like the provider is some kid of a liposuction pioneer....
My question to you and
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Tumescent Liposuction
This is JUNK medicine practiced at its best.
There is no such thing as MICROTUMESCENT except in the mind of the Dr. who wants to part you from your money.
See a real Plastic Surgeon.
Baltimore Plastic Surgeon
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Microtumescent liposuction
Terminology can be created as a marketing aspect for an individual practice but it may only confuse people when trying to compare procedures. Does this term indicate the doctor uses a small amount of local anesthetic? If so it defeats the purpose and safety of tumescent liposuction which refers to a large volume of a dilute anesthetic. Does it refer to the microcannulae, the small hollow rods that are used to vacuum out the fat? Does it refer to doing only a very small area of the body?...
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No such thing as microtumescent liposuction that I am aware of
I suspect that you may be referring to tumescent technique liposuction with micro cannulas. The procedure involves using local anesthesia (not general anesthesia) with infiltrating or tumescing the fat layer and then aspirating the fat with the microcannulas which are tiny instruments to get the smoothest results with the optimal skin contracture available.
It is alittle more expensive and a lot more time consuming for the doc but the results are amazing and so worth it. I hope that...
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"microtumescent" Liposuction
I suspect you are NOT dealing with a Plastic surgeon. Since every Plastic surgeon uses tumescent solution none of us find it to be a differentiating factor in distinguishing ourselves from others. Using smaller amounts of tumescent solution as a marketing tool is pathetic as well. I would keep on looking.
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