What is Liposuction? |
Posted: December 5, 2021 |
Overview
Tumescent solution is infused via an infusion cannula. After numbing the surface of the skin, the surgeon may make a stab incision with a #11 scalpel blade to create a point of entry for the cannula. The tumescent fluid may be infused with the assistance of infiltration tubing attached to an infiltration pump, or infused manually by syringe. It is important to infuse the tumescent fluid evenly, and, in an area at least 25-50% larger than the target region of harvest so that adipose tissue can be safely harvested with minimal patient discomfort. The local anesthesia afforded by the tumescent fluid requires approximately 15 min to take effect, starting from when solution is first infused, after which point, the surgeon may begin performing liposuction on the patient. For less invasive procedures, it is perfectly acceptable, and is often the case, for patients to remain awake during the procedure. Prior to performing liposuction, the physician may insert the harvesting, or aspiration cannula, into the patient via the same excision point created previously during the infiltration step, and pass it through the target removal area, without suction, to “pre-tunnel” the adipose tissue, making it easier for removal later. Once they are ready to begin harvesting adipose tissue, the plastic surgeon will turn on the suction created by an external aspiration pump, such as Medela’s D-Flex Aspiration pump or Cellmyx’s own MD- LS2-20000 high powered aspiration pump, and collect the adipose tissue lipoaspirate into a fat collection cannister. The cannisters may be disposable, or for fat grafting applications, reusable and autoclavable. Various liposuction tubing will also be needed to perform the procedure. Alternatively, suction can be created manually via a disposable VacLok syringe that is provided with each intelliFat TM and intelliFat TM SVT disposable adipose tissue harvesting, processing, and transfer system.
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