Tumescent liposuction vs. Liposuction

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7 answers to “Tumescent liposuction vs. Liposuction”

A: Tumnescent liposuction. What does that mean?

By Lauren Greenberg, MD - San Francisco Plastic Surgeon

Tumnescent is the fluid we inject into the skin before we remove the fat. It is not a new technique. Almost all doctors use tumnescent. Why would we do that? The fluid has two things in it: 1. numbing medication and 2. epinephrine. The epinephrine is the most important factor, as it causes the small... more

A: Lipo vs Tumescent Lipo

By Farbod Esmailian, MD - Orange County Plastic Surgeon

They are really the same. The tumescent is somewhat redundant term. Pretty much all liposuction that is done is done by tumescent technique. This means that there is fluid that is infiltrated into the areas that are to have liposuction. Then the area is aspirated. The fluid... more

A: Tumescent liposuction

By Elizabeth F. Rostan, MD - Charlotte Dermatologist

True tumescent liposuction is performed totally with local anesthesia. This is achieved by infiltrating the area to be treated with large volumes of diluted lidocaine and epinephrine. This “tumescent fluid” protects structures deeper than the fat layer, provides excellent local anesthesia, and... more

A: Difference between tumescent liposuction and liposuction

By Joel B. Singer, MD - Stamford Plastic Surgeon

Tumescent liposuction refers to the technique of injecting a very dilute solution containing Normal Saline (0.9%) of Lactated Ringer's solution and adding lidocaine and epinephrine (usually one vial of 50cc of 1% Lidocaine with 1/100000 epinehrine). The purpose of using this solution is to help anesthetize the... more

A: Tumescence is a preparation

By Vincent N. Zubowicz, MD - Atlanta Plastic Surgeon

Tumescence is not liposuction at all but a preparation of the fat for removal used in almost all cases. The technique involves filling the fat with a dilute solution of lidocaine (an anesthetic) and epinephrine (to reduce bleeding and bruising). It also makes passage of the liposuction cannula (the tube that... more

A: Big Difference between Tumescent Liposuction and Traditional Liposuction

By David Hansen, MD - Beverly Hills Dermatologic surgeon

Tumescent anesthesia is a term used by some docs to mean safer local anesthesia by tumescing or swelling up the fat with diluted local anesthesia. They may still be using the older method of sucking out the fat with the larger cannulas, which give more wavy, dimply irregular results like... more

A: Almost all liposuction is tumescent liposuction

By Edward S. Lee, MD - Englewood Plastic Surgeon

Liposuction is the removal of fat from the body through the use of suction. In order to perform liposuction safely and comfortably, surgeons will inject a solution into the fit. This solution usually contains a local anesthetic and epinephrine. The local anesthetic will numb the area so that the liposuction... more