Is liposuction surgery painful?
After the procedure, you will most likely feel like you have a large bruise. Strong pain medications are generally needed for a few days, and then most patients become more comfortable. The older methods of liposuction usually required general anesthesia. But using the “tumescent technique”, liposuction is less painful than the older methods, and can easily be done under “twilight” and local anesthetic, so that patients can be comfortable and awake through the operation. This is quite suitable for the hour or two that is required to treat an area. However, some procedures can require several hours, especially if more than one area is being treated, and that is a long time to lie on an operating table, so some patients prefer general anesthesia.
