Tumescent Liposuction

Liposuction, especially tumescent liposuction, is one of the most popular and simple ways to improve your looks.

Among all the cosmetic surgeries available, liposuction is most convenient, fast and pretty affordable too. The best part is that this procedure is also one of the safest, with the least amount of side effects.

What is Tumescent Liposuction?

There are many ways to do liposuction and these types are based on the ways they are done. One is the tumescent liposuction. This procedure is one of the newest entrants in the liposuction series, and because it is based on the latest technology, it is also the ‘smartest’ type.

The procedure is extremely simple and therefore favored over all other types of liposuction. In this method, the surgeon injects a good amount of anesthetic fluid in the area from where the fat is to be removed. After some time, this fluid dislodges the fat and causes swelling in the fat area under the skin making it look tumescent (hence the name tumescent liposuction). Once the tumescence occurs the surgeon inserts the liposuction cannula with extreme ease, and the fat comes out smoothly and faster than in any other method.

Advantages of Tumescent Liposuction

This type of liposuction is good for anyone who is eligible for the regular liposuction.   Tumescent liposuction has a number of advantages over the traditional method:

• It has the least bruising and swelling as well as very limited post-surgical pain
• This method very rarely needs transfusion of blood since there is very limited bleeding during this procedure
• It is extremely easy to perform specially in those who wish to have liposuction over a large portion of the body
• It requires very little anesthesia, making the procedure safer than those which need general anesthesia and/or localized anesthesia
• It has high precision effects, hence it is best recommended for face, ankles, upper arms, neck and back of legs (calves).

Risks of Tumescent Liposuction

Though this type is well known for the least risks involved, it does have, in rare cases, a very dangerous side effect - pulmonary edema where the anesthetic and other excess fluids collect in the lungs creating breathing complications. This specially occurs if there is too much anesthetic fluid injected. Hence, it is very important that the tumescent liposuction procedure is done by an experienced and capable surgeon.

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