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I would like to know, does any plastic surgeon have experience with this procedure? Any opinions?
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Ajay Ahuja M.D
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Tumescent anesthesia is an adjunct to facelifts conducted under sedation
Analogous to tumescent liposuction, tumescent anesthesia assists both the surgical team and the patient by providing additional anesthesia, control of bleeding and decreasing the amount of IV meds administered. My anesthesiologists like the fact that once a patient has received some local anesthesia, they are easier to reblock, if necessary. Unlike lipo, I don't inject 2-3x the volume of local as this would cause a distortion of the surgical field.
I use preemptive anesthesia, even in...
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Local vs. general anesthesia for facelift procedures
Thanks for your question -
Tumescent fluid is a combination of local numbing medicine (typically lidocaine) with epinephrine (adrenaline) which helps constrict blood vessels to reduce bleeding. It was originally used for liposuction procedures but has also become an important part of face lift surgery.
The term tumescent refers to the feel of the tissue when it was injected with sufficient quantity of the medication to become somewhat firm. This is a bit of a left over description ......
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Tumescent Anesthesia Useful for Face Lift
Tumescent Anesthesia for a facelift is a popular technique that I have used for the past 15 years or more. After local anesthesia is injected in the areas for incision, fluid consisting of a combination of dilute local anesthesia with epinephrine which helps constrict blood vessels to reduce bleeding during the surgery. The word tumescent refers to the firm feel of the soft tissue when it was injected with this solution. I think it is a great technique.
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Tumescent anesthesia is a great option for facelift surgery
Tumescent anesthesia has been a significant important technique developed in the 80s by Dr. Joel Klein. It essentially allows for proper anesthesia to the specific area and overall there have been many studies that have shown it to be effective and perhaps even decreased bruising, infection, hematoma formation, recovery, etc. These studies have been with various other surgical treatments such as liposuction and laser resurfacing. For facelift surgery there are few physicians who do the...
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Tumescent anesthesia facelift
I am not a big fan of tumescence for facelifting. First it may mask bleeders, and second it is more swollen with liquid and may distort the movement of tissues and skin redraping.
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Tumescent technique
Tumescent anesthesia evolved from liposuction surgery. It is particularly helpful when operating in the neck, face and scalp. The goal is to use a low concentration of lidocaine with epinephrine diluted in a large volume of saline. This minimizes lidocaine dose and also allows for excellent hydrodissection and hemostasis with the tumescent. I have seen this technique used alone but I use this in concert with sedation, as patients tend to be more comfortable. There are a few books on...
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Tumescent anesthesia for a facelift--a good option!
Tumescent anesthesia is wide-awake anesthesia--numb, but fully aware. This is a reasonable option for some people undergoing a facelift. Most people, though, would prefer to be somewhat sedated (at least not anxious), so we still do this procedure with an anesthesiologist and an IV to keep you comfortable. You can still be awake, just a bit sleepy. We would still use tumescent fluid to numb the face and to diminish bleeding and bruising.
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TUMESCENT ANESTHESIA: GOOD FOR FACELIFT & LIPOSUCTION!
Tumescent anesthesia is a wonderful tool used in facelifts and liposuction. Tumescent anesthesia involves the placement of Lidocaine(numbing medication) and adrenaline beneath the area of operation. This does a couple of things: (1) It reduces the the amount of bruising after surgery; (2) reduces the amount of bleeding during surgery; (3) It help reduce the amount anesthesia required to keep the patient asleep and (4) It help in pain control after surgery. It may...
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Tumescent Anesthesia Face Lift
Regarding: "Tumescent Anesthesia Face Lift?
I would like to know, does any plastic surgeon have experience with this procedure? Any opinions?"
Facelifts can be performed under various forms of anesthesia; general or tumescent anesthesia with oral of intravenous sedation. The advantage of the tumescent anesthesia is the numbing solution causes blood vessel constriction making the operation less bloody and the patient does not take on the very small but real risks of...
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Facelift With Tumescent Anesthesia
I think you will find that quite a few plastic surgeons use tumescent anesthesia during facelift surgery. Tumescence implies that an anesthetic solution is infiltrated (or injected) under the skin surface to do numb the tissues. The solution also contains a certain concentration of adrenaline (epinephrine) that causes the blood vessels to contract thereby minimizing chances of bleeding. The tumescence also helps to 'pre-dissect' the tissue planes, which technically aids in...
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