While generally safe, tumescent anesthesia can be toxic and even lead to the death of the patient during liposuction surgery. While it is rare, if the anesthesia is administered improperly, the death of the patient may still occur because of the adverse reactions it may trigger.
Whether the toxicity of tumescent anesthesia will be limited to a local area or systematically affect your overall body depends on how exactly and in what quantity the anesthesia was administered. For the patient to remain safe under tumescent anesthesia, the dose must be carefully administered, depending on each patient’s weight and health condition.
When lidocaine toxicity happens, the sign and symptoms are typically visible within 1-5 minutes after the anesthesia administration. However, the symptoms may take even an hour to manifest. If diagnosed and managed in a timely manner, the patient can be saved from life-threatening conditions. The common symptoms include numbness of the tongue, metallic taste in the mouth, fainting or drowsiness, difficulty speaking, or focusing and confusion.
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Dr. Cortes is a board-certified plastic surgeon that is known worldwide as Dr. Hourglass. He specializes in multiple cosmetic procedures including Brazilian buttock augmentation, breast implants, breast augmentation, breast lift, breast reduction, liposuction, tummy tucks, fat transfer, thigh lift, and arm lift, among others. His practice is located in the prestigious Galleria area in downtown Houston.
Dr. Cortes has developed multiple procedures to provide his patients with an hourglass shape, including the hourglass tummy tuck, the hourglass lipo, the hourglass mommy makeover, and the hourglass hip procedure. He specializes and is an expert in cosmetic revisions. Dr. Cortes also has developed breast techniques including the wonder breast lift and the wonder breast reduction. Due to his keen eye and attention to detail, Dr. Cortes routinely sees patients from all over the world who come to be evaluated for impressive results.
