What kind of liposuction is done under local anesthesia?

All methods of liposuction can be done using local anesthesia. The tumescent fluid, which has become standard of care for suction assisted lipectomy, delivers local anesthetic as well as vasoconstriction (to mitigate blood loss).While any technique can be used, typically patients undergoing more limited treatments will be very comfortable with oral sedation in concert with tumescent anesthesia. Larger areas are often better tolerated with IV sedation. General anesthesia is safest for planned high volume procedures.The best choice for anesthesia is that which provides the patient and practitioner with the most comfort. As always, discuss your concerns with a board certified plastic surgeon. 

In my practice small areas can be done easily with local anesthesia filling the fat with what is referred to as tumescent infiltration. Larger cases generally do better if the patients are orally sedated. In patients not psychologically suited for this approach a general anesthesia can be used.

Thanks for the question, any type of liposuction can be done under local anesthesia, meaning the only difference is that when you are awake we use more numbing medication in the fluid but the actual procedure is the same

Any type of liposuction can be done under local anesthesia as long as the amount of the local anesthesia given doesn't exceed the amount toxic to the body.  As long as the areas to be worked on are numb then the procedure can be done.  The possible problem that can occur is if too large an area to be covered by the appropriate dose of local anesthesia is chosen to be worked on and then the patient may have discomfort. 

Any type of liposuction can be done using local anesthesia. For larger areas iv sedation keeps the patient more comfortable and for large volume liposuction the patient is more comfortable under general anesthesia and it is safer because it eliminates concerns about lidocaine toxicity.

Thank you for your question. Tumescent fluid infiltrated for numbing . So any type of liposuction can be done. It is choice between you and your surgeon.

Hello.  Laser liposuction such as Smartlipo can be performed under lock anesthesia with oral sedation. Patients are very comfortable and the treatment is effective. Good luck to you. Dr. B

Usually when performing liposuction under local, tumescent fluid is infused with numbing medication.  Really almost any kind of liposuction can be performed as long as the patient is comfortable.

Thank you for the question. As long as you are only targeting a couple of areas, liposuction can often be performed very comfortably using only local anesthesia. Actually, the technique is called "tumescent" anesthesia which involves a very dilute local anesthetic which is infiltrated under the skin into the fatty tissues. It expands the area so that the fat is more easily removed. It also controls bleeding, and provides a numbing effect. If large amounts are planned, then often times you should consider more of a general anesthetic. I would check w/ your surgeon. Best wishes.

Thank you for the question. The tumescent fluid introduced prior to any liposuction procedure being done contains a local anesthetic. Therefore any of the liposuction procedures can be done under local anesthesia, as long as the concentration of the local anesthetic in the tumescent solution is high enough to provide the numbing needed for the procedure to be carried out. I hope this helps. Best wishes.