Tumescent local anaesthesia

In tume­s­cent local anaes­the­sia, a lar­ge volu­me of hea­vi­ly diluted anaes­the­tic solu­ti­on is intro­du­ced into the fat­ty tis­sue. The tis­sue swells firm­ly in the pro­cess, which is whe­re the name comes from.

Appli­ca­ti­on

The tech­ni­que is stan­dard in lipo­suc­tion. The solu­ti­on numbs the regi­on, nar­rows the blood ves­sels and loo­sens the fat­ty tis­sue so that it can be suc­tion­ed more gently.

Good to know

As a result the pro­ce­du­re can fre­quent­ly be car­ri­ed out wit­hout gene­ral anaes­the­sia. Blood loss and brui­sing are con­sider­a­b­ly less than with older tech­ni­ques. Some of the flu­id drains back out through the ent­ry points in the first hours; this is intended.

Matching tre­at­ment at Swiss Der­ma Cli­nic: Lipo­suc­tion