A Namias1, B Kaplan. 1. Department of Dermatology, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Tumescent anesthesia was originally described by Klein and Lillis for liposuction surgery. Its extension to many other interventions in dermatologic surgery (cosmetic and noncosmetic) has provided a significant contribution in the performance of safe, ambulatory, and simplified procedures. OBJECTIVE: To demonstrate the validity of the technique in various procedures. METHODS: Over the course of 1 year all large reconstruction or cosmetic surgery was performed using tumescent anesthesia. In a total of 242 cases performed, the advantages and disadvantages of the procedure were analyzed. RESULTS: Tumescent anesthesia was found to be very effective in achieving adequate anesthesia for performance of the reconstructive or cosmetic procedures. Good patient compliance was achieved with no serious sequelae. CONCLUSION: Tumescent anesthesia is one the most substantial progressions in the field of cosmetic and reconstructive surgery, with advantages that by far outnumber the few disadvantages.
BACKGROUND: Tumescent anesthesia was originally described by Klein and Lillis for liposuction surgery. Its extension to many other interventions in dermatologic surgery (cosmetic and noncosmetic) has provided a significant contribution in the performance of safe, ambulatory, and simplified procedures. OBJECTIVE: To demonstrate the validity of the technique in various procedures. METHODS: Over the course of 1 year all large reconstruction or cosmetic surgery was performed using tumescent anesthesia. In a total of 242 cases performed, the advantages and disadvantages of the procedure were analyzed. RESULTS: Tumescent anesthesia was found to be very effective in achieving adequate anesthesia for performance of the reconstructive or cosmetic procedures. Good patient compliance was achieved with no serious sequelae. CONCLUSION: Tumescent anesthesia is one the most substantial progressions in the field of cosmetic and reconstructive surgery, with advantages that by far outnumber the few disadvantages.
Authors: Roberto Amore; Domenico Amuso; Vincenza Leonardi; Andrea Sbarbati; Giamaica Conti; Maria Albini; Francesco Leva; Ferdinando Terranova; Antonio Guida; Konstantinos Gkritzalas; Liya Gavashely; Roman Velichenko Journal: Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open Date: 2018-05-18