During liposuction and bbl the local anesthesia did nothing to me. I FELT EVERYTHING.I felt as I was being slaughtered. Tried to get off bed a couple times and told the Dr I couldn’t go forward with it and asked why the anesthesia wasn’t kicking in. He continued anyway. Long story short there isn’t any difference and still haven’t gotten answers as to why the procedure wasn’t as successful as I was hoping for. Giving over 10k to a board certified surgeon I was expecting better, Was this normal?
February 24, 2022
Answer: I felt everything with a liposuction under local anesthesia. Is this normal? Local anesthesia for liposuction is called tumescent anesthesia, and it should be very effective. The mixture of local anesthesia must be correct, and every plastic surgeon has access to the formula. Also the volume of tumescent fluid instilled into the area must be adequate. Lastly, the surgeon should wait at least 20 minutes for the medications to work. An added benefit besides numbing the area is that the formula constricts blood vessels so there is little bleeding. This allows the liposuction of much more fat than before the formula was formulated years ago.
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February 24, 2022
Answer: I felt everything with a liposuction under local anesthesia. Is this normal? Local anesthesia for liposuction is called tumescent anesthesia, and it should be very effective. The mixture of local anesthesia must be correct, and every plastic surgeon has access to the formula. Also the volume of tumescent fluid instilled into the area must be adequate. Lastly, the surgeon should wait at least 20 minutes for the medications to work. An added benefit besides numbing the area is that the formula constricts blood vessels so there is little bleeding. This allows the liposuction of much more fat than before the formula was formulated years ago.
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February 25, 2022
Answer: Anesthesia during liposuction I'm sorry that you had this experience as tumescent anesthesia for liposuction can be a wonderful experience for many patients. Its hard to know why you felt so much but this could be a combination of not having enough tumescent fluid instilled in the areas being treated or not waiting long enough for the lidocaine in the tumescent to take effect.
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February 25, 2022
Answer: Anesthesia during liposuction I'm sorry that you had this experience as tumescent anesthesia for liposuction can be a wonderful experience for many patients. Its hard to know why you felt so much but this could be a combination of not having enough tumescent fluid instilled in the areas being treated or not waiting long enough for the lidocaine in the tumescent to take effect.
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