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Tumescent Mastectomy

A type of surgery to remove the breast. The breast is injected with a liquid mixture of salts and small amounts of two drugs. These drugs are… 
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Review
2014
Review
2014
Risk factors for mastectomy flap necrosis following immediate tissue expander breast reconstruction
Abstract Tissue expander placement is a mainstay of reconstructive surgery in the post-mastectomy patient. Necrosis of the native… 
Review
2014
Review
2014
Tumescent Technique Does Not Increase the Risk of Complication Following Mastectomy with Immediate Reconstruction
BackgroundDespite the growing interest in the advantages of tumescent mastectomy technique, there remain concerns that tumescent… 
Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Safety of Tumescent Liposuction under Local Anesthesia in a Series of 4,380 Patients
Background: Liposuction is increasingly performed under local anesthesia and in an outpatient setting. The term ‘tumescent… 
Review
2011
Review
2011
Additive Risk of Tumescent Technique in Patients Undergoing Mastectomy with Immediate Reconstruction
BackgroundThe potential advantages of tumescent mastectomy technique have been increasingly discussed within the literature… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Experience of Tumescent Liposuction in the Treatment of Osmidrosis
BACKGROUND Tumescent liposuction is a safe procedure for removal of subcutaneous fat tissue. Because apocrine glands are located… 
1998
1998
Ultrasound-assisted lipoplasty learning curve.
1997
1997
Tumescent Liposuction versus Internal Ultrasonic‐assisted Tumescent Liposuction: A Side‐to‐Side Comparison
background Tumescent liposuction (TL) performed according to accepted guidelines has proven to be a safe and effective outpatient… 
1997
1997
External Ultrasonic Tumescent Liposuction A Preliminary Study
background External ultrasonic tumescent liposuction represents a new application of ultrasound energy to the standard tumescent… 
Review
1996
Review
1996
Current Status of Tumescent Liposuction in the United States: National Survey Results
background Tumescent liposuction is an extremely safe method of liposuction that can be performed entirely under local anesthesia… 
Review
1995
Review
1995
Safety of Tumescent Liposuction in 15,336 Patients: National Survey Results
BACKGROUND Tumescent liposuction is a new method of liposuction under local anesthesia that has been developed by dermatologic… 
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