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Efficacy of Tumescent Local Anesthesia with Variable Lidocaine Concentration in 3430 Consecutive Cases of Liposuction

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Adequate anesthesia can be achieved in all patients undergoing liposuction using tumescent local anesthesia exclusively. Adequate anesthesia is achieved with a maximum concentration of lidocaine in the tumescent solution of 500 mg/L. Using maximum lidocaine concentration in tumescent solution of 500 mg/L allows the infusion of a large volume of tumescent solution, without risking lidocaine toxicity.

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    Louis Habbema M.D.

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    Melvin A. Shiffman

  2. Department of Plastic Surgery, Regional Hospital-Ancona, Ancona, Italy

    Alberto Di Giuseppe

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Habbema, L. (2016). Efficacy of Tumescent Local Anesthesia with Variable Lidocaine Concentration in 3430 Consecutive Cases of Liposuction. In: Shiffman, M., Di Giuseppe, A. (eds) Liposuction. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-48903-1_6

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