Evaluation Of Blood Loss During Tumescent Liposuction In Orientals
Dermatologic Surgery
1998 Abstract
9812-1326 Tsai
Tsai RY, Lai CH, Chan HL.
Evaluation of blood loss during tumescent liposuction in Orientals. Dermatol Surg. 1998 Dec;24(12):1326-9. PMID: 9865197
Department of Dermatology, Taipei Municipal Wan-Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical
College, Taiwan.
BACKGROUND:
There are high risks from general anesthesia and excessive bleeding associated with traditional liposuction using the dry or wet method. The blood loss has been estimated to be between 15% and 45%. The tumescent technique permits liposuction of more than 3,000 ml of fat totally by local anesthesia without sedation. The blood loss is reported to be less than 1% of aspirate.
OBJECTIVE:
To examine the blood loss during liposuction using tumescent technique in Chinese patients compared with that of Caucasians as published in the literature.
METHODS:
Hemoglobin values of patient’s preoperative venous blood and infranatant of aspirate were measured in 45 consecutive cases of liposuction using the tumescent technique from May 1996 to June 1997.
RESULTS:
A total of 30 patients completed the study. The average blood loss was estimated to be 1.08% of aspirate.
CONCLUSION:
From this study, we found the blood loss in Chinese patients is comparable with that in Caucasians. Tumescent liposuction is a safe dermatologic cosmetic surgical procedure without the need of blood transfusion and general anesthesia.