Book Info

Laser and Skin Surgery Center of Indiana, Carmel, IN. A text containing contributions from internationally recognized experts in anesthesiology, giving detailed information on anesthesia for a variety of procedures. Topics covered include liposuction, laser skin resurfacing, dermabrasion, and extirpation of lymphomas. DNLM: Anesthesia-Local-Methods.

Book Description

This book describes a method of local anaethesia developed by a dermatologist and a pharmacologist, demonstrating its use in cosmetic liposuction and other procedures. Richly illustrated to show details of the technique and with serial photographs of many clinical cases, the book explains the advantages of this new technique of tumescent local anaesthesia and provides practical instruction in how to perform it.

1 Introduction and Definition 3
2 Historical Background 5
3 Composition of the Solution for Tumescent Anesthesia 9
4 Pharmacology 14
5 Toxicology 28
6 Sedation and Analgesia 35
7 Prevention of Infection and Thrombosis 44
8 Advantages and Disadvantages of TLA 47
9 Infiltration Technique 55
10 Technique of Subcutaneous Infusion Anesthesia 61
11 Patient Selection and Preoperative Preparation 68
12 Liposuction 73
13 Lipomas 91
14 Large Excisions 98
15 Abdominoplasty 102
16 Medial Thigh Lift 107
17 Tumescent Facelift 109
18 Skin Flaps 113
19 Split-Thickness Grafts 117
20 Dermabrasion 120
21 Laser Skin Resurfacing 126
22 Axillary Hyperhidrosis 133
23 Acne Inversa 137
24 Hair Transplantation 142
25 Breast Surgery 148
26 Arthroscopy 153
27 Sentinel Node Biopsy 156
28 High Ligation and Stripping of the Long Saphenous Vein 160
29 High Ligation and Stripping of the Small Saphenous Vein 171
30 Phlebectomy 174
31 Endoscopic Dissection of Perforator Veins 182
32 Fasciotomy 186
33 Debridement of Venous Ulcers 188
34 Shave Therapy for Crural Ulcers 193
35 Local Anesthesia in Children 204