The tumescent liposuction technique is a more recent introduction to cosmetic surgery. In the traditional method of performing liposuction there was a larger amount of bleeding and swelling that occurred, in addition to a greater sensation of pain. Using the tumescent liposuction technique can allow a more comfortably enhanced experience with the same desirable results. In addition, the tumescent liposuction technique uses minimal sedation.

Tumescent liposuction is characterized by the plastic surgeon injecting a large volume of salt water below the skin containing a local anesthetic and small amount of adrenaline. The area that has been injected with the solution will become numbed due to the local anesthetic and the adrenaline will shrink the blood vessels so that bleeding, swelling, and bruising will be reduced, as well as pain to make the liposuction procedure an easier experience for the patient. Opposed to the traditional liposuction technique, tumescent liposuction does not require a general anesthesia.

Plastic surgeons are able to use a smaller cannulae to remove the fat from the desired area with the tumescent liposuction approach. The effects of tumescent liposuction will allow fat cells to be removed from the body with better enhanced results because the risk of ridges have been reduced with the use of a smaller cannulae. Shown to have a more smooth result versus the traditional liposuction technique, patients may find that tumescent liposuction results are beneficial to their body enhancement procedure with a speedier recovery.

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