The Use of Tumescent Anesthesia for Breast Augmentation

Autor:	David J. Remigio, Christopher M. DeBacker, Robert M. Dryden
Rok vydání:	2000
Předmět:	030207 dermatology & venereal diseases 03 medical and health sciences medicine.medical_specialty 0302 clinical medicine Tumescent anesthesia business.industry Anesthesia Medicine 030230 surgery business Breast augmentation Surgery
Zdroj:	The American Journal of Cosmetic Surgery. 17:207-210
ISSN:	2374-7722 0748-8068
DOI:	10.1177/074880680001700403
Popis:	Introduction: Breast augmentation surgery is traditionally performed under either general anesthesia or intravenous sedation with local anesthetic infiltration. We conducted a double-blind study of a series of patients to compare the traditional methods with one that utilizes a dilute solution of lidocaine and epinephrine (the solution used for liposuction). Materials and Methods: Two hundred forty milliliters of tumescent solution was infiltrated in the subglandular or subpectoral plane in one breast, and the contralateral breast was infiltrated with 240 mL of normal saline in a symmetric fashion. The breast augmentation procedures were then performed under general anesthesia or intravenous sedation with monitoring. Results: Immediate and delayed postoperative results showed diminished intraoperative bleeding, less postoperative bruising, and improved and prolonged anesthesia on the tumesced side as compared to the nontumesced side. Conclusions: Tumescent solution appears to have a useful adjunctive role in breast augmentation procedures.
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