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Is Tumescent Lipo A Good Choice For Brazilian Butt Lift?

asked 10 months ago by BIGGEEshorty in Saint Petersburg, FL
Latest answer by Vivek Bansal, MD
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is tumescent lipo a good choice for the brazilian butt lift or should traditional lipo be used? will the fat disappear with the tumescent method?

5 answers to Is Tumescent Lipo A Good Choice For Brazilian Butt Lift?

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Butt lift and tumescent solution and liposuction

Tumescent and the machine used to harvest the fat are two different things. Tumescent is a fluid that is injected into the fat prior to liposuction. It contains several medications (epinephrine and lidocaine) to decrease bleeding and control pain. It is a standard surgical technique that is done in any liposuction procedure regardless of the machine used to remove the fat. Most surgeons use tumescent solution because it decreases the amount of blood that is lost during the liposuction... more
Wilberto Cortes, MD

Houston Plastic Surgeon
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Tumescent Lipo

Tumescent lipo is the process of infiltrating fluid into the area prior to surgery. Everyone uses some form of tumescent lipo in the preparation of the fat. Some use a more “wet” prep (tumescent variety with the area being rigid from the fluid), others use super wet with the area being just short of rigid. Go to a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon for the procedure and they will do the procedure with the best outcome potential. Do not be caught up in... more
Vivek Bansal, MD

Danville Plastic Surgeon
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Toumescent NO

Technically, true toumescent should not be used. Toumescent includes xylocaine for pain and epinephrine to stop bleeding. Recent studies show that fat mixed with xylocaine has decreased viability. We only use a solution that contains only epinephrine in the fat to be harvested.
Marc Schneider, MD

Fort Myers Plastic Surgeon
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Liposuction for buttock contouring

All liposuction has the same goal: create tunnels through fat which then collapse with time to yield the final contour. Tumescent, wet, superwet, etc. are terms to describe the ratio of saline solution injected before liposuction to the amount of fat ultimately removed. These terms are really somewhat meaningless: a skilled surgeon will use as much injection as needed to properly distend the tissues. Newer techniques use lasers to heat the skin to cause skin shrinkage... more
Daniel Greenwald, MD

Tampa Plastic Surgeon
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Brazilian butt lift

Tumescent liposuction is the most used and appropriate method for Brazilian butt lift. Choose a board certified plastic surgeon( American board of plastic surgery)
Samir Shureih, MD

Baltimore Plastic Surgeon

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