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Types of Liposuction:
Tumescent Liposuction
Tumescent liposuction is a technique in which the surgeon injects large volumes of very dilute local anesthesia into the fat, causing the targeted areas to become tumescent, or swollen and firm. A patient may also undergo Modified Tumescent Liposuction, in which an anesthesiologist uses a combination of Tumescent Liposuction and heavy IV sedation. Tumescent liposuction is considered the safest form of liposuction. The tumescent anesthetic solution contains dilute epinephrine, which drastically shrinks capillaries and practically eliminates surgical blood loss.
Dry Technique
The Dry Technique in liposuction is no longer used, as it required general anesthesia. The dry technique derived its name from the fact that it did not use injections of local anesthesia into the fat before liposuction. This technique was abandoned because it lead to excessive blood loss.
Wet Technique
The Wet Technique in liposuction also required general anesthesia. This technique required the injection of approximately 100 milliliters of local anesthesia containing epinephrine. Although the wet technique caused less blood loss than the dry technique, blood loss with the wet technique was still excessive and dangerous. It is rarely used today.
 Super Wet Technique
The Super Wet Technique also requires general anesthesia. The surgeon injects a volume of dilute local anesthesia that is less than half the volume used for the tumescent technique. Surgical blood loss with the super wet technique is greater than the tumescent technique but significantly less than the wet technique.
Ultrasonic Assisted Liposuction (UAL)
Ultrasonic Assisted Liposuction (UAL) requires the use of a large volume of tumescent fluid and uses either a metal probe or metal paddle to bring ultrasonic energy and heat into subcutaneous fat.
Internal UAL is the term used to describe the technique where a long metal probe is inserted into fat through a large incision. Most surgeons who perform internal UAL rely on the use of general anesthesia or heavy IV sedation. Internal UAL has largely been abandoned because of the risk of skin burns and scarring.
External UAL requires the use of tumescent fluid and uses a metal paddle applied to the skin to direct ultrasonic energy into subcutaneous fat. External UAL does not improve liposuction results and can cause burns to the skin.
Because the safety of UAL devices has yet to be proven, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has never given approval for the marketing of UAL devices to be used specifically for liposuction.
Power Assisted Techniques (PAL)
Power Assisted Liposuction (PAL) devices have recently become available. PAL devices use power supplied by an electric motor or compressed air to produce either a rapid in-and-out movement or a spinning rotation of an attached liposuction cannula. Advocates of PAL assert that it makes liposuction easier for the surgeon. While some liposuction surgeons have expressed enthusiasm about PAL, many others remain skeptical. Currently, there are no objective scientific publications to support the enthusiastic claims made by manufacturers of PAL devices.
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