In the United States of America, the tumescent liposuction is the most popular cosmetic plastic surgery. This type of medical intervention is based on the idea that there are areas in the body where the accumulated fatty tissue can not be removed through diet, nor through exercise. The liposuction is, therefore, focused on those patients who, after having tried to lose the fat deposit in the body through fitness and a balanced diet, are willing to go in the operating room to eliminate the fat through surgery. There are several techniques used in liposuction. First of all, there is the wet procedure and then there is the less bloody technique called the tumescent liposuction. This new technique among liposuction procedures has several advantages that make it stand out among all the other modes of removing the excess of fat from the body. Moreover, tumescent liposuction can be performed on any person and especially in areas that require great precision.
Advantages of Tumescent Liposuction The tumescent liposuction is causing, first of all, the loss of much less blood than in the case of the more traditional liposuction procedures. From a technical point of view, the replacement of the intravenous liquid is no longer required during the operation, and the bacteriostatic lidocaine is an important element that leads to a lower risk of infections after the actual liposuction. As in the case of the traditional liposuction procedure, the tumescent liposuction requires the patient to be in good physical and mental health, simply because he/she should be aware of the fact that a diet is needed after the liposuction procedures in order to maintain the post-operative outcomes in a great shape.
When is Tumescent Liposuction Used? Tumescent liposuction is used for the removal of fat deposits from the abdomen (lower and middle abdomen, generally), from the love handles, from the inner and outer thighs, from the area of the knees, from the arms and back, from the neck and from the ankles. Tumescent liposuction can be used in some other cases too, such as the removal of lipoma, the Madelung disease, the axillary hyperhidrosis, the removal of the hematomas, or for pseudogynecomastia.
Tumescent Liposuction – The Procedure Tumescent liposuction uses tumescent local anesthetic and cannulae with smaller diameter, a fact which makes this medical procedure much safer than the other liposuction procedures, namely the dry, semi wet and wet modes of surgical interventions. During the tumescent liposuction procedure, the liposuction is based on the outpatient, which means that the operation lasts for only a few minutes. This allows the patient to leave the operating room the very same day.
Tumescent Liposuction – The Recovery The recovery period after the tumescent liposuction depends from person to person. While some patients can go back to their daily activities within a few days after the liposuction procedures, others will need several weeks of recovery. The advantage of preferring the tumescent liposuction technique to the more traditional liposuction procedures consists in the reduction of the bruises and the reduction of the pains after the actual liposuction. During the medical intervention, the blood transfusions are not needed because the loss of blood is minimized. Tumescent liposuction is based on the fact that a lot of anesthetic liquid is injected into the fatty areas, right before the operation. This liquid acts upon the fat cells and determines them to swollen, a fact which allows the cannula to pierce the skin while removing the fat.
