Weight loss and its relation to fat aspiration yields in liposuction: a survey in 48 patients.

Background: Liposuction surgeons often observe individually fluctuating amounts of aspirated fat. In patients with sagging skin due to previous weight loss there is a tendency of decreased fat aspiration volumes.

Objective: To study the influence of weight loss on fat aspiration volumes in a series of 48 patients.

Safety of tumescent liposuction under local anesthesia in a series of 4,380 patients.

Background: Liposuction is increasingly performed under local anesthesia and in an outpatient setting. The term 'tumescent liposuction' has been used in the literature in patients receiving other forms of anesthesia as well, hence the confusion regarding the safety profile of liposuction performed under local anesthesia alone.

Objective: To analyze the safety of tumescent liposuction performed under local anesthesia in a larger group of patients.

Tumescent liposuction: efficacy of a lower lidocaine dose (400 mg/l).

Background: Local anesthesia has been widely accepted as the standard of care in liposuction. Anesthesia is achieved with a standard tumescent solution, and lidocaine is most often used at a concentration of 500 mg/l.

Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of a 400 mg/l lidocaine concentration in tumescent liposuction.

Tumescent suction curettage in the treatment of axillary hyperhidrosis: experience in 63 patients.

Background: Axillary hyperhidrosis is a common and most distressing problem, which can be addressed by a variety of treatment modalities.

Objective: To assess the value of tumescent suction curettage in the treatment of axillary hyperhidrosis.

Methods: 63 patients (39 female, 25 male; mean age 30.

Tumescent power liposuction in the treatment of the enlarged male breast.

Background: Tumescent power liposuction is widely used on various parts of the body for minimal-access lipectomy. The undesired fat deposits are injected with tumescence fluid containing saline, epinephrine, bicarbonate and lidocaine; the latter is used as the only source of pain control. The fat is then removed using vibrating microcannulas.