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Traditional Liposuction versus Tumescent Liposculpture

	Traditional Liposuction	Liposculpture
Pain Control	Usually general anesthesia - gas, sometimes IV sedation.	Local anesthetic (numbing)
Costs	Add facility and anesthesia costs	Usually less
Risks	Much higher complication rate	Lowest rate of complications documented in the medical literature. Greatest patient satisfaction documented in the medical literature.
Expectations	Much less precise because of large instruments and sleeping patient	Desired improvement with greater proven safety.
Bleeding	Significant blood loss Transfusions can be required	Minimal blood loss. Patient usually loses more blood during a blood test than with these procedures
Pain	Significantly more. Requires immediate and prolonged use of pain killers.	Often minimal because much less trauma caused to the body with the extremely small instruments
IV Fluid Needs	NOT a tumescent technique, misleading if stated so. Need IV Fluids to replace what is lost	As seen on Dateline and 20/20 news shows. The replacing fluid has already been in the patient in the form of the tumescent Solution. No extra IV fluids are needed
Recuperation	Usually double or triple that of tumescent	Faster recuperation time, walk-in-walk-out surgery may be done as an in-office procedure
Return to Work	Return to work in days to weeks	Usually can return to work the next 1-4 days depending on the treatment size
Inventing Special Ties	Invented by: Italian OB-GYNECOLOGIST	Invented by: Dermatologists
Suction Cannula Size	Larger instruments mean greater chance of skin irregularities	Smaller "micro" cannula (instruments) leave minimal surface changes and minimal or no scars
Operative Suite	Usually hospitals; Sometimes surgical center; Less office based	Usually in an office suite. Sometimes in a surgical center.

There are many significant differences between liposuction and liposculpture; several are listed below:

	Traditional Liposuction	Liposculpture
Anesthesia	General anesthesia or heavy ID sedations used	No anesthesia used. Local numbing only. No IV sedation used
Blood loss	Significant tissue trauma and blood loss are possible	No significant blood loss
Pain	Marked post procedure pain requires prolonged use of prescription pain medication	Mild recovery discomfort treated with OTC pain medicine optional
Risks	Complications can include anesthesia reactions, organ puncture, infection, blood clots, severe hematomas, and contour irregularities	Extremely low rate of complications are documented in medical literature

Why are the above comparisons so important? Most of the complications or deaths in the press recently have been attributed to either a severe reaction to anesthesia or extreme blood loss, neither of which is a risk for liposculpture patients. The procedure itself is not the cause of these complications, and tumescent liposculpture is far safer than traditional liposuction for these very reasons.

So how does Dr. Hall's practice of liposculpture differ from many others in the Valley?

Dr. Hall uses no IV sedation or general anesthesia
Dr. Hall personally meets with every patient for an initial consultation of ½ hour-1 hour
Dr. Hall performs all liposculpture procedures at Infini Cosmetic
Infini Cosmetic has on staff certified RNs with emergency room or critical care training

Dr. Hall has never had a patient who experienced adverse complications from the liposculpture procedure.

Anyone who is considering an elective procedure should educate themselves on the different procedures available to them and the risks and costs involved. Before undergoing any procedure, Dr. Hall encourages you to get the facts and work with a professional that follows the guidelines of safe and effective cosmetic treatments. For more suggestions on choosing a doctor, click here.

To learn more about Dr. Hall and Infini Cosmetic, please visit our website at http://infiniskin.com/, or contact us today at 480-946-7100. We would be more than happy to answer any questions or concerns that you may have regarding the safety and effectiveness of liposculpture, and have many, many happy patients who a will take the time to tell you of their great experience with the procedure.

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OUR PHILOSOPHY... BEAUTIFUL SKIN. SCULPTED BODY. EXPERT CARE.

OUR PHILOSOPHY...
BEAUTIFUL SKIN. SCULPTED BODY. EXPERT CARE.