Would Tradtional Lipo Be the Same As Tumescent Lipo?

Tumescent means a lot of different things to many people. Strictly defined, it is just using dilute anesthesia to numb up the area that is to be liposuctioned. It was invented by a dermatologist, Dr. Jeffrey Klein, as a way to save patients the risks associated with general anesthesia and it turned out to be much safer (as proven in multiple studies) than the 'traditional' method. This is because general anesthesia has a definite risk to people if and when... more

Traditional liposuction is the older style of using larger canulas under general anesthesia. Tumescent technique lipo is the better method of local anesthesia and smaller canulas which tend to give more precise smoother results. Vaser is an ultrasonic machine which is more gimmicky such as laser lipos which have more risks and side effects and may or may not add in the breaking up of fibrotic fat tissue. Sincerely, David Hansen,MD

The word 'Tumescent' refers to injection of larger amount of dilute local anesthesia with epinephrine which creates a firm feel to the skin. This injection technique reduces blood loss, improves comfort for the patient during and after the procedure and creates a larger space to reduce fat more slowly and under better control. The addition of the Vaser system ( Ultrasonic Energy) helps to break up the fat to a certain degree with intense energy. However, only a limited amount of... more