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Liposuction with Local Tumescent Anesthesia and Microcannula Technique

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In conjunction with the innovation of tumescent anesthesia, small microcannulas were developed to more gently and precisely remove layers of adipose tissue to achieve a sculpting effect. These cannulas have a diameter of 20–10 gauge (0.58–2.7-mm inner diameter) compared with the larger cannulas having a diameter from 3 to 6 mm or greater. The authors discuss tumescent anesthesia, tumescent fluid infiltration, and tumescent liposuction technique with microcannulas.

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Iyer, S., Raskin, B.I. (2016). Liposuction with Local Tumescent Anesthesia and Microcannula Technique. In: Shiffman, M., Di Giuseppe, A. (eds) Liposuction. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-48903-1_3

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