Tumescent Technique

PART I INTRODUCTION 1 History of Tumescent Liposuction 2 Two Tumescent Standards of Care 3 Ethics and Liposuction 4 Qualifications for Doing Liposuction PART II PATHOPHYSIOLOGY AND COMPLICATIONS 5 Overview of Liposuction Complications 6 The Clinical Biostatistics of Safety 7 Risks of Systemic Anesthesia for Liposuction 8 Minor Complications 9 Superwet Pulmonary Edema 10 Liposuction, DVT, and Pulmonary Embolism 11 Post-Liposuction Edema 12 Infections 13 Hypothermia and Cryoanesthesia 14 Superwet DIC, Mega-Liposuction, Hemostasis, and Fat Embolism PART III CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY 15 Introduction 16 Pharmacology of Lidocaine 17 Cytochrome P450 3A4 and Lidocaine Metabolism 18 Pharmacokinetics of Tumescent Lidocaine 19 Lidocaine Toxicity and Allergy 20 Determining Safe Tumescent Lidocaine Dosages 21 Bupivacaine Toxicity and Prilocaine Toxicity 22 Drug Interactions with Lidocaine 23 Tumescent Formulations 24 Conclusion of Tumescent Pharmacology 25 Pharmacology of Ancillary Drugs PART IV TUMESCENT LIPOSUCTION TECHNIQUES 26 Anatomy of Fat 27 Tumescent Infiltration Technique 28 Microcannulas 29 Surgical Technique 30 Critique of Ultrasonic Liposuction PART V TUMESCENT LIPOSUCTION BY AREA 31 Abdomen 32 Lateral Thigh 33 Female Hips and Back and Male Flanks 34 Medial Thighs, Knees, and Anterior Thighs 35 Chin, Cheeks, and Jowls 36 Buttocks 37 Male Breasts 38 Female Breasts 39 Arms 40 Legs and Ankles PART VI APPENDIX