When undergoing any surgical procedure, it is important to consider the risks and get the facts on rare and severe problems that may arise as a result of the surgery. Several liposuction problems, although rare, can be life threatening if they happen to you. These include the risks of anesthesia, both local and general, blood clots, injury to abdominal organs, excessive IV fluids, excessive blood loss, hypothermia, infections, as well as other complications.
Even though local anesthesia is considered a safer option for those undergoing a liposuction procedure, patients should still understand about the risks involved. Lidocaine anesthesia is by far the safest choice of all the available local anesthetic drugs for tumescent liposuction. There have never been any reported cases of toxicity due to lidocaine anesthesia when it is used at the recommended doses.
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Tumescent liposuction is a technique in which large amounts of a solution, made up of a local anesthetic, a vasoconstrictor, and saline, are injected under the skin before a tube called a cannula is inserted to suck out the excess fat. As the cannula is moved back and forth by the surgeon, the injected solution causes the areas of excess fat to become swollen and firm, and creates gaps between the fat deposits and muscle tissue.