|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Understanding Tumescent Liposuction
Tumescent liposuction is done using a local aesthetic. A large volume of saline solution containing the aesthetic and a drug called "Epinephrine" is injected directly into the areas where there are excessive fatty deposits. Epinephrine is important in the surgical process because it shrinks capillaries and minimizes blood loss. Minor sedation may be required for those who feel a little nervous about the surgery; however the patient is usually completely conscious during the surgery.
Benefits of Having Tumescent Liposuction
? Fewer skin irregularities
? Less bleeding
? Reduced bruising
? Faster recovery
Procedure
A small incision is made in the skin, allowing the tube connected to a vacuum type machine to suck up the fat. The tumescent method uses smaller cannulae than that of any other type of liposuction which results in less bruising or bleeding. An elastic compression garment is worn to help the skin contract and heal. This helps to sculpt the bulging areas of the skin and help to achieve more attractive contours.
There are risks associated with having any type of surgery. Tumescent liposuction is a very safe procedure with very few side effects. If the following types of side effects occur they are usually easily corrected.
? Skin irregularity
? Lumpiness
? Dimpling
? Loose skin
? Infections
Tumescent Liposuction Recovery
Recovery time varies dramatically from person to person. Many patients are able to walk out of the office without assistance and get back to a regular routine within a few days. It takes almost six weeks for any scar to begin to soften and a full year to be complete.
A patient may feel a little numbness in the area that has been treated because the local anaesthesia remains in the tissue for twenty-four hours or more after surgery.
Most patients will usually only experience minor discomfort after the numbness wears off.
Most patients are generally alert and able to function; they do not experience nausea and grogginess associated with general anaesthesia.
The sooner a patient can begin to move around, the faster the healing progresses.
Physical exercise is not recommended until at least a week after having the procedure.
Tammy Corbett is an abdominoplasty weight loss consultant and author of several articles on the importance of weight loss programs . She is currently writing more articles for her website http://www.abdominoplasty-info.com/. See original article at http://www.abdominoplasty-info.com/tumesce nt.html.
Higgins & Burke Six Flavor Tea Bag Assortment, Variety Tea, 120/Carton
Wall Street Journal - 4 hours ago
By DEEPAK CHOPRA , DEAN ORNISH , RUSTUM ROY and ANDREW WEIL In mid-February, the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences and the Bravewell ...
Integrative Medicine Hawaii Health Guide
all 3 news articles
CNN - 18 hours ago
She cut out foods from her diet that could be irritating her son's stomach, such as dairy, soy and chocolate, and her doctor prescribed medicine for his ...
Zap2it.com - 3 hours ago
It's a sad and transformative act in his life, and for a fleeting moment I'm interested in why he chose medicine rather than donning a bat costume and ...
Washington Post
The Associated Press - Jan 7, 2009
WASHINGTON — It's a painful dilemma. The expected growth of the federal government budget deficit to $1.2 trillion this year could swamp future generations ...
Video: Obama Names Chief Performance Officer AssociatedPress
Analysis: Deficit spending is painful medicine Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce (subscription)
Obama has the right idea Deseret News
all 1,969 news articles
Dallas Morning News, TX - Jan 8, 2009
Researchers from Houston and Austin have won the academy's awards for medicine and engineering. Ranganathan, 45, is a professor of pharmacology at UT ...
UT Southwestern scientist honored among best in Texas research EurekAlert (press release)
all 5 news articles
WXIA-TV, GA - 5 hours ago
ATLANTA -- The owner of an alternative medicine clinic in Tucker has been fraudulently billing insurance companies for un-authorized care. ...
Tucker woman arraigned on health-care fraud charges Bizjournals.com
Tucker Clinic Charged with Health Care Billing Fraud MyFox Atlanta
all 6 news articles
Capital News 9
Capital News 9, NY - 55 minutes ago
Where's your medicine cabinet? Most often, it's in the bathroom and according to some experts, it may not be the best place. Like most bathrooms they get ...
Voice of America
Hawaii Reporter, HI - 13 hours ago
By Lindsay Renick Mayer , 1/8/2009 10:41:10 AM Former Sen. Tom Daschle had an easy time today before the Senate panel that's considering his nomination as ...
A taste of Obama's own medicine NephrOnline
Stay Healthy: Government Healthcare May Be Coming The New American
Trust for America's Health Applauds Daschle's Commitment to Prevention PR Newswire (press release)
The Associated Press - Sonoma Index-Tribuneall 676 news articles
Boston Globe
CNBC, Englewood Cliffs - 11 hours ago
... says since October of last year 99 percent of specimens from a particular virus that were tested did not respond to the antiviral medicine, Tamiflu. ...
Study: Bird Flu Could Be Resistant To Drugs eFluxMedia
Tamiflu-resistant strain found in Houston children Houston Chronicle
all 92 news articles
ABC News
E! Online - Jan 6, 2009
CNN reports that the president-elect has approached the network's chief medical correspondent, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, about taking on the post of US Surgeon ...
Video: CNN Correspondent Approached for Surgeon General AssociatedPress
Hotline After Dark -- Your Love Is Like Good Medicine National Journal
Surgeon General: Sanjay Gupta TIME
Washington Post - The Phoenixall 1,619 news articles
Bextra, Some Facts To Consider
For those who take Bextra, there are many warnings out that are telling people to stop. It is wise to do this and to do it right... Read More
The Controversy of Viagra® (Sildenafil Citrate), Other ED Medications, and Their Generic Counterpart
There has definitely been a good deal of controversy over Viagra®, it's use and more recently, it's side effects among some unfortunate patients however, apart from the... Read More
Can You Always Trust Your Dentists Recommendations?
Can you always trust your dentists' recommendations? Think for yourself - in the last 30 years the health of our teeth has improved dramatically. We drink fluoridated... Read More
Utah Drug Rehab: Searching For A Therapist
Finding the right treatment for any person suffering with a drug abuse problem can be a difficult task - where do you start, how do you know... Read More
Thalidomide
Thalidomide is responsible for causing more than 10,000 children to be born with birth defects.A West German Pharmaceutical Company first introduced Thalidomide as a sedative or sleep... Read More
Prescription Drug Benefit Cost Understated by $324 Billion!
When the legislation was passed for Bush's prescription drug benefit in 2003, costs were said to be approximately $400 billion over the next decade. In great contradiction... Read More
Lumbar Puncture: This (Really) Is Spinal Tap
I couldn't resist the title's corny riff on the name of the rock band and their movie, but the kind of spinal tap featured in this article... Read More
Physicians, Chiropractors and Physical Therapist Agree on a New Treatment for Low Back Pain
One of the most prevalent and difficult health conditions to treat in the physical medicine is low back pain. The difficulty in treating low back pain comes... Read More
Spin Control: What to Do When Youre Dizzy
Dizzy Dean, the great baseball pitcher of the 1930s-1940s, once quipped, "The doctors x-rayed my head and found nothing."That is as good an analogy as any in... Read More
Over The Counter Drugs: How To Safely Choose The Right Medication
What Medication Can Cure Me?1. Am I expecting a cure? Some medications relieve symptoms ? that is, they stop the itching, pain, redness, etc ? but do... Read More
?Ooohhh? my aching knee!!!? Insider Secrets on How You Can Get Relief Quickly and Easily!
When your knee hurts, getting relief is all that's on your mind. Getting the right relief, though, depends on knowing what's wrong. The correct diagnosis will lead... Read More
Melatonin, Sleep Enhancement, and ADHD
Overview Melatonin is a natural hormone, which is produced and secreted by the pineal gland. Melatonin plays an important role in the regulation of many hormones in... Read More
Treating Lazy Eye in Older Children
Many eye doctors believed until recently that if a child's vision was impaired because of a "lazy eye," the condition could not be corrected past the age... Read More
How to Remove the Psychological Addiction to Smoking - and Start to ENJOY Giving Up Smoking!
Consider this:Already since 1972, over 60 million people in the USA alone have successfully quit smoking!At one stage over 60% of the adult population was addicted to... Read More
VIOXX Lawsuits
Vioxx is a prescription medication that has been used primarily in the treatment of signs and symptoms of arthritis, but has also been prescribed to treat acute... Read More
Rogue Online Pharmacies: The Internet War Of 2005
Online Pharmacy owners who haven't been working within moral and governmental regulations are in for the ride of their lives. In past months, many of these so... Read More
7 Tips to Immediately Reduce Rotator Cuff Pain
1. Support the affected arm during activities of daily living. This includes driving, typing at the computer, sitting in a chair and relaxing in your lazy boy... Read More
Increasing Patient Care and Reducing Liability in Seven Simple Steps
When an unconscious patient arrives in the ED, every hospital agrees that timely next of kin notification is vital. Not only is it important to have a... Read More
Living Migraine Free
Don't treat your migraines, prevent them. A life without migraines is obtainable, I know. I was a migraine sufferer for 12 years and have been treating... preventing... Read More
Pain Relief Drugs 101 What You Need to Know
Ever given a piece of thought to how actually one feels that a part of his/her body is paining? Majority of the response to this question will... Read More
What Not to Tell Your Doctor?
For many years since medicine has been established as an ethical profession and gained widespread credence people have believed that they could and should tell their doctor... Read More
Understanding Tumescent Liposuction
Tumescent liposuction is done using a local aesthetic. A large volume of saline solution containing the aesthetic and a drug called "Epinephrine" is injected directly into the... Read More
Health Information: Coping With Stomach Ulcers
Do you suffer from ulcers?If yes, what kind is it and how do you cope?In American society where most people depend on junk food, ulcers can become... Read More
Bextra and Vioxx Withdrawal Spawn Advertising Pause from Bristol Myers
Pharmaceutical giant Bristol Myers Squibb has announced that they will suspend direct-to-consumer advertising for their prescription drug products for a year. This comes in the wake of... Read More
A Very Medical Miracle
Madeline Mann once weighed less can a can of soda making her the tiniest surviving newborn known to medicine. Next week, she enters high school as something... Read More
Implant Dentistry ? The Convenient and Safe Alternative to Dentures
If you are missing a tooth or a group of teeth, you may find that you are afraid to smile, you don't like to speak because you... Read More
5 Risks to Avoid When Purchasing Discount Medicines Online
With the increasing price of prescription medications, many consumers are finding it more difficult to afford the price of prescriptions. Due to this, a large number of... Read More
Medical Collections
Although you make a patient feel better, there isn't usually anything tangible to be a reminder of your service. When it comes time for the patient to... Read More
Bextra and Vioxx Withdrawal Spawn Advertising Pause from Bristol Myers
Pharmaceutical giant Bristol Myers Squibb has announced that they will suspend direct-to-consumer advertising for their prescription drug products for a year. This comes in the wake of... Read More
How to Find a Drug Rehab in Florida?
When you're in need, the quickest way is the best: if you put "drug rehab in Florida" in your search engine, the first page it finds will... Read More
Heel Pain - Ten Tips for Treatment
The most common cause of heel pain is plantar fasciitis (plan * tar fash* ee * I * tis). If you experience a sharp pain in your... Read More
Find a Doctor
How to find a doctor? There's no magical route to finding the right doctor. If you have a primary care physician just call him or her and... Read More
The P Value And Its Significance
When diversifying an investment portfolio, one needs to consider investing in the healthcare industries. Pharmaceutical companies that have strong pipelines of investigation drugs have strong growth speculations.... Read More
Increasing Patient Care and Reducing Liability in Seven Simple Steps
When an unconscious patient arrives in the ED, every hospital agrees that timely next of kin notification is vital. Not only is it important to have a... Read More
How To Locate An Alcohol Rehabilitation Center In California
Alcohol rehab in California refers to the centers that help people in California to get rid of the menace of alcoholism.Prevalence of alcoholism is increasing in California... Read More
195,000 Die Annually From Hospital Mistakes
It just seemed too absurd to be true, but there it was in the August 2, 2004 edition of Newsweek I picked up the other day: "According... Read More
The Unique Benefits of Medical Adjustable Beds
With more medical advantages, an adjustable bed finds more functions in a hospital or a nursing home. It provides relief to people who are bed-ridden or those... Read More
Another Cold Sore! Why Me?
An estimated 85 million Americans have acquired the herpes simplex (cold sore) virus. And the majority had received the virus before the age of 3.Not such a... Read More
Causes and Types of Cerebral Palsy
In the case of Cerebral Palsy there is no one cause of this severe condition. There are many things that may increase the risk of this condition... Read More
Low Blood Pressure ? Why is Your Blood Pressure Low?
Why is your blood pressure low?As a doctor with an interest in the subject, I'm often asked if a low blood pressure is normal or if such... Read More
Quitting Smoking: Planning To Succeed With Zyban!
Step One: The Big DecisionOne of the most frustrating things about deciding to quit smoking can be people's reactions: "Well, it's about time!" or "It was a... Read More
CRP And Your Heart
Monitoring your CRP level is vitally important because it is one of the best indicators of heart disease. C-Reactive Protein has proven to be one of the... Read More
Lunesta Tolerance
Lunesta is a newly released sleeping pill. Marketed as a revolutionary sleep aid, Lunesta is the only medication approved by the FDA for long term treatment of... Read More
How Is Mold Like AIDS?
Don't laugh. Both get a lot of coverage in the press. Mold isn't a politically sensitive issue but there are a lot of similarities.1. Both get into... Read More
7 Tips to Keep Your Fluid Down on Dialysis
As any dialysis patient will tell you, keeping your fluid gain between dialysis sessions in check is not only important to your long term health, it is... Read More
Over The Counter Drugs: How To Safely Choose The Right Medication
What Medication Can Cure Me?1. Am I expecting a cure? Some medications relieve symptoms ? that is, they stop the itching, pain, redness, etc ? but do... Read More
Marketing Authorisation - Medicinal Products
Marketing Authorisation: Medicinal Products The case of R (on the application of Merck Sharp and Dohme Ltd) v Licensing Authority [2005], concerned the application for marketing authorisation... Read More
ADHD - Are there Treatment Options?
As an ADD coach I am often asked about the treatment options available for Attention Deficit Disorder. Generally when someone says "ADD" the first thing that will... Read More
Bextra Withdrawal Could Be Just the Beginning for Pfizer
The pharmaceutical industry is a tremendously profitable one, as anyone who reads the business pages of their newspaper can see. Although it can take years to develop... Read More
Benefits of a Virtual Top Doctor Consultant
Looking for the best doctor to suite your medical needs can be a problem, especially if you don't have time and you need to research the doctor's... Read More
The Medical Community Changes Its Mind
How many of us have taken aspirin or a similar popular product found at the drug store when we had some type of discomfort? Of course, many... Read More
Your Kidney Function Really Matters: A Lighter Look at What You Need to Know to Prevent Adverse Dru
When you (or loved ones) are taking prescription or over the counter medications...there is a lot you should be worried about, and a lot that your pharmacist... Read More