before true tumescent liposuction
after true tumescent liposuction

before true tumescent liposuction

after true tumescent liposuction

Developed in 1987, body liposculpture or "True Tumescent Liposuction" is done with the patient awake but relaxed, in office, without general anesthesia. Tiny, gentle suction tubes are used, and the patient can usually return to work after 48 hours. Although it is the safest type of liposuction, has the shortest recovery time, and yields the best results, very few surgeons perform true tumescent liposuction. Why? Several possible reasons:

• They have never been trained in this technique
• It's much more "labor intensive" for the surgeon
• Many surgeons don't with to operate on "awake" patients.
• Many fewer cases can be done per time period (money)
• Patients do not ask for it, are unaware of their options and do not fully appreciate the huge benefits.

Dr. Ehrlich has performed over 400 of these procedures and has been thrilled with the results, patient comfort and rapid recovery to normal activity. This procedure is 1,000 to 10,000 times safer than traditional liposuction. Cosmetic results are at least equal and usually better. Best of all, it is an excellent form of "body shaping" which helps target problem areas of fat deposits that don't melt away if a person "works harder, eats better or exercises more".

True tumescent liposuction is really about body sculpting.