| Bariatric Surgery.info Lipoplasty Using Wet Method |
Lipoplasty wet technique to remove excess
adipose tissue |
Lipoplasty Using Wet MethodNow discontinued, in favor of superwet or tumescent methods, wet liposuction required general anesthesia and involved the injection into the area of adipose tissue of a fluid containing a local anaesthetic containing epinephrine, plus other medications designed to reduce bleeding and improve fat removal. However, although the wet technique caused less blood loss than the dry method, blood loss was still excessive. In fact, blood comprised about 15-20 percent of all tissue removed by wet lipoplasty. Wet Liposuction vs. TumescentPatients who have tumescent lipoplasty are typically treated in an office setting, under local anesthesia, without any blood loss or blood transfusion. By comparison with the older "wet" method, tumescent liposuction is faster, less painful, with shorter post-operative recovery time and better cosmetic benefits. That said, the use of improved preoperative liposculpture procedures, plus the use of more (but smaller) surgical incisions have also helped to reduce the health complications of lipoplasty surgery. The more incision-openings into the subcutaneous area to be suctioned, the more cross-suctioning the cosmetic surgeon can perform and the smoother the body contouring will be. Other Liposuction Techniques: ------------------------------------------------ Gastric Bypass Bariatric Information |