Liposuction - a surgical procedure in dermatology

Liposuction - a surgical procedure in dermatology.

Liposuction is an integral part of the wide range of surgical procedures in dermatology. Dermatologists established tumescent local anesthesia in combination with the use of micro-cannulas; especially dermatologists from Germany and Austria actively designed and developed these new techniques. In this position paper, we discuss the history, various interdisciplinary aspects, the significance, a...

A Case Report of Prilocaine-Induced Methemoglobinemia after Liposuction Procedure

Prilocaine-induced methemoglobinemia is a rarely seen condition. In this paper, a case is presented with methemoglobinemia developed secondary to prilocaine use in a liposuction procedure, and the importance of this rarely seen condition is emphasized. A 20-year-old female patient presented with complaints of prostration, lassitude, shivering, shortness of breath, and cyanosis. It was learned t...

Dermatology: a medical, surgical and aesthetic profession.

Heating infiltration solutions used in tumescent liposuction: minimizing surgical risk.

BACKGROUND Liposuction, one of the most common operations performed by plastic surgeons, is not free of complications. One of the most common factors is patient hypothermia, a factor little studied but one capable of producing severe arrhythmias and cardiac arrest. A comparative clinical study was conducted to determine what effect using tumescent infiltration solutions at room temperature and ...

Tonsillectomy: a simple surgical procedure?

The current controversial issue is focused on pediatric tonsillectomy, a surgical procedure that is learned early during specialist training and performed by almost all otolaryngologists worldwide. Besides being the most frequent ENT surgery, it is also one of the most frequently performed pediatric surgeries. Having said this, it becomes clear that tonsillectomy must be a simple procedure not ...