The use of high tumescent power assisted liposuction in the treatment of Madelung’s collar

Madelung’s Disease – Case Series and Treatment by Tumescent Liposuction or Lipectomy

Madelung disease is a disfiguring disorder belonging to the heterogeneous group of lipomatosis. The aetiology is not well understood, but alcohol consumption has been regarded as of importance. The reported incidence is about 1 in 25,000 inhabitants. We reviewed our files of the last ten years and identified eight adult patients with an equal gender distribution. Their age was between 60 and 85...

Power-Assisted Liposuction (P.A.L.) Fat Harvesting for Lipofilling: The Trap Device

Ultrasound-assisted abdominoplasty: combining modalities in a safe and effective technique.

With this article, Dr. Abramson adds his experience with ultrasound-assisted liposuction to the growing body of literature that describes the use of a single-stage, combined-modality approach to treating abdominal lipodystrophy. Although the results that Dr. Abramson presents are encouraging, we believe it is important to emphasize a few salient points. First, Dr. Abramson uses the tumescent te...

Treatment of elderly patients with advanced lipedema: a combination of laser-assisted liposuction, medial thigh lift, and lower partial abdominoplasty

BACKGROUND Lipedema is a rare female disorder with a characteristic distribution of adipose tissue hypertrophy on the extremities, with pain and bruising. In advanced stages, reduction of adipose tissue is the only available effective treatment. In elderly patients with advanced lipedema, correction of increased skin laxity has to be considered for an optimal outcome. METHODS We report on a t...

The tumescent technique. Anesthesia and modified liposuction technique.

Using the tumescent technique, liposuction can remove large volumes of fat with minimal blood loss. A maximal safe dosage of dilute lidocaine using the tumescent technique is estimated to be 35 mg/kg. The slow infiltration of a local anesthetic solution of lidocaine and epinephrine minimizes the rate of systemic absorption and reduces the potential for toxicity. Dilution of lidocaine (0.05% of ...