How much blood loss occurs with liposuction?
There is virtually no significant blood loss associated with tumescent liposuction. This amazing fact is the result of the profound vasoconstriction produced by the epinephrine contained in the tumescent local anesthetic solution. With tumescent liposuction totally by local anesthesia approximately one percent (1%) of the material that is removed by liposuction is blood. With tumescent liposuction under general anesthesia approximately 4 to 8 percent of the aspirated material is blood.
