How soon can patients go home after tumescent liposuction?
After liposuction when general anesthesia is used, patients must be observed in a recovery room until it can be determined that blood pressure is not too low, and that there are no significant post-operative problems such as dizziness or nausea and vomiting. With the Tumescent Technique, there is virtually no blood loss and with local anesthesia there is rarely any nausea. After completion of liposuction by the tumescent technique, patients are discharged home in about 30 minutes.
