Tumescent Technique – Tumescent Anesthesia and Microcannular Liposuction by Jeffrey A. Klein, M.D.
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This Liposuction Textbook was written by the inventor of Tumescent Local Anesthesia and Tumescent Liposuction, Dr. Jeffrey A. Klein.
Published in 2000
470 pages
Table of Contents
Appendix
PART I FOUNDATIONS AND ISSUES
Chapter 1 – History of Tumescent Liposuction
Chapter 2 – Two Standards of Care for Liposuction
Chapter 3 – Ethical Considerations
Chapter 4 – Educational And Clinical Qualifications
Chapter 5 – Problems in Reporting Liposuction Deaths
PART II PATHOPHYSIOLOGY AND COMPLICATIONS
Chapter 6 – Clinical Biostatistics of Safety
Chapter 7 – Risks of Systemic Anesthesia
Chapter 8 – Miscellaneous Complications
Chapter 9 – Superwet Liposuction and Pulmonary Edema
Chapter 10 – Thrombosis and Embolism
Chapter 11 – Postliposuction Edema
Chapter 12 – Infections
Chapter 13 – Hypothermia and Cryoanesthesia
Chapter 14 – Perioperative Bleeding Disorders
Chapter 15 – Maximum Safe Dosage of Lidocaine
PART III CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY
Chapter 16 – Pharmacology of Tumescent Technique
Chapter 17 – Pharmacology of Lidocaine
Chapter 18 – Cyrtochrome P450 3A4 and Lidocaine Metabolism
Chapter 19 – Pharmacokinetics of Tumescent Lidocaine
Chapter 20 – Lidocaine Toxicity and Drug Interactions
Chapter 21 – Maximum Recommended Dosage of Tumescent Lidocaine
Chapter 22 – Bupivacaine, Prilocaine, and Ropivacaine
Chapter 23 – Tumescent Formulations
Chapter 24 – Ancillary Pharmacology
PART IV FUNDAMENTAL ASPECTS OF TUMESCENT LIPOSUCTION
Chapter 25 – Subcutaneous Fat: Anatomy and Histology
Chapter 26 – Tumescent Infiltration Technique
Chapter 27 – Microcannulas
Chapter 28 – Surgical Technique: Microcannula Tumescent Liposuction
Chapter 29 – Critique of Ultrasonic Liposuction
Chapter 30 – Post-liposuction Care: Open Drainage and Bimodal Compression
PART V TUMESCENT LIPOSUCTION BY TREATED AREA
Chapter 31 – Abdomen
Chapter 32 – Lateral Thighs
Chapter 33 – Female Hips and Back and Male Flanks
Chapter 34 – Medial Thighs, Knees, and Anterior Thighs
Chapter 35 – Chin, Cheeks, and Jowl
Chapter 36 – Buttocks
Chapter 37 – Male Breasts
Chapter 38 – Female Breasts
Chapter 39 – Arms
Chapter 40 – Female Legs and Ankles
Front Matter
Index
There is currently a shortage of sterile 0.9% Saline for IV infusion in 1 liter plastic IV bags. This shortage affects surgical procedures that use tumescent local anesthesia. The FDA is working to alleviate this shortage. Learn more here: 
Download the FDA approved insert for Lidocaine Hydrochloride and Epinephrine Injection, USP For Infiltration and Nerve Block.