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Is Tumescent Lipo for You? Find Out Why this Low Cost Liposuction Technique is Becoming Increasingly Popular

A technique that made older liposuction procedures safer, tumescent lipo is the current standard and one of the low cost liposuction options available.

Are you wondering whether tumescent liposuction is for you?

Find out here what this treatment for body reshaping and localized fat reduction is like, its benefits, possible risks and costs.

First, you should know that this is a cosmetic procedure that delivers precise body contouring, yet it is done under local anesthesia, so you don’t risk complications associated with general IV (intravenous) sedation.

Here’s what typically happens during this procedure...

Prior to surgery, your surgeon injects a special sterile saline fluid subcutaneously, in the fatty tissue to be treated. The fluid (a mixture of a local anesthetic and a capillary constrictor - i.e., adrenaline and lidocaine) swells up the target area making it tumescent and firm... In fact, this is what gives the name of this technique.
Then, a micro-cannula of less than 3mm in diameter is inserted in this area, which is connected at the other end to a vacuum machine. The surgeon moves back and forth the cannula inside the fatty tissue breaking up and aspiring the fat cells under your skin.

This type of liposuction may use a laser to melt the fat and stimulate collagen production in this area, which helps tighten your skin over the following weeks. A good example of laser-assisted lipo is micro liposuction.
But be careful... since a laser can easily damage the surrounding tissue (it burns anything it is pointed at), laser lipo require great precision, hence a highly skilled and experienced surgeon.

Other types of tumescent lipo that bypass this risk use an ultrasonic frequency – like VASER lipo for example - to break up and loosen the fat cells, which are then sucked out through a small cannula.

A tumescent surgery usually takes from 20 minutes to 2 hours, but if you have more than one area to be treated with liposuction, expect a longer treatment time. You will see the final lipo result after a few months, after all swelling is completely gone.


Why is Tumescent Lipo Getting So Popular?

That's because, according to thousands and thousands of people that went through tumescent liposuction and to the most experienced lipo surgeons, this is one of the most effective and less risky types of liposuction available, as well as a low cost liposuction. It is a precise and gentle technique - you’ll hardly have any downtime. In fact, from all types of liposuction, this is considered the "golden standard".

Other benefits contributing to its growing popularity include...

  • Less blood loss and trauma of the surrounding tissues as this technique gradually loosens the fat cells, which are then gently vacuumed out along with the tumescent fluid

  • No sutures are required (hence little scarring) due to the finer incisions than with traditional liposuction

  • Post-operative fluid can drain more easily without sutures, leading to minimum bruising, swelling or tenderness after surgery

  • With cannulas of only 3mm in diameter, the surgeon can precisely target the fat tissue that needs to be removed

  • The final lipo results are smooth, without skin irregularities

  • It can be performed in both small and large areas of your body, be it the chin, neck, abdomen, hips, thighs, arms or knees

  • Since general anesthesia is not involved, the potential complications associated with intravenous sedation are virtually* eliminated

*Although tumescent anesthesia is a widely used technique for liposuction, you should know that there are doctors who advise that it shouldn't be considered a totally safe procedure and, in fact, it can be fatal, due to the toxicity of lidocaine. However, since reporting of adverse effects following tumescent liposuction is not mandatory, an accurate statistic regarding these complications is not possible.
See more at: www.anesthesia-analgesia.org/content/98/4/1190.2.full


What's Your Cost for a Tumescent Lipo?

Like in any type of liposuction, your lipo cost will vary according to the surgeon that you choose and the number of body areas you’ll want to address. If you need to have fat removed from more than one area, the surgeon usually establishes a base fee for the largest area, and gives you a discount for subsequent areas to be treated.

As tumescent lipo can be done in a clinical setting, you don’t have the extra cost of an operating room - as you may for a traditional liposuction. Plus, since it requires only local anesthesia, you don’t have to add the anesthesiologist’s fees either. Here are some examples of lipo cost for various body areas.

So with a long list of benefits, less risk and lower cost, you are naturally wondering...


Is Tumescent Lipo Right for You?

Never make the mistake to think of any type of lipo as a weight loss solution... But if you have localized fat deposits that defy a healthy diet and exercise, this minimally invasive procedure has clear advantages. If you are near your average weight and have relatively good skin tone, tumescent lipo may be just the right technique for you.

As with any lipo procedure, always check thoroughly the surgeon’s credentials, certification (a good surgeon should be certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery), as well as before-and-after pictures of real cases treated with this procedure.


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