The Tumescent Technique

Does the Location of the Surgery or the Specialty of the Physician Affect Malpractice Claims in Liposuction?

“…[12][13][14] In some cases, these problems have been blamed on tumescent anesthesia itself, ignoring the fact in fact that an aberrant form of this technique was employed. [15][16][17][18] When used correctly, tumescent anesthesia as a local-anesthesia approach alone, without intravenous sedation or general anesthesia, is extremely safe. 9,10 Serial liposuction, or dividing the liposuction into a series of multiple smaller cases, has been proposed since the development of this technique in Italy in 1975.…”

“… 12–14 In some cases, these problems have been blamed on tumescent anesthesia itself, ignoring the fact in fact that an aberrant form of this technique was employed. 15–18 When used correctly, tumescent anesthesia as a local‐anesthesia approach alone, without intravenous sedation or general anesthesia, is extremely safe. 9,10 …”

Tumescent Liposuction Evolution: A Revolution in Technique

“…(The historic contributions of Illouz, Founier, Hetter and Fodor are cited in Ref. 1.) The main goal of the superwet technique was to minimize blood loss during the procedure.…”

“…By 1987 Klein introduced his tumescent technique that included the addition of lidocaine to a modified superwet formula. 1 This allowed surgeons to perform the procedure totally with local anesthesia. These techniques are defined in Table 1.…”