Q: I have read about something called “tumescent anesthesia” but didn’t understand what it is. What exactly is it? A: Tumescent techniques were first popularized in liposuction surgery where large quantities of fluid containing adrenalin were injected into the person’s fat layer to decrease bleeding before the fat was literally sucked out of the body. [...]
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Topic: Anesthesia
Tags: Adrenaline, Anesthesia, Blood Supply to Scalp, Donor Incision, Epinephrine, Fat Layer in Scalp, Hair Transplant Procedure, Liposuction Surgery, Mechanical Trauma, Nerves in Scalp, Surgical Hair Restoration, Tumescent Anesthesia
Posted by Robert M. Bernstein M.D. at 7:48 am
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