title: Lidocaine in ultrasound-assisted lipoplasty.
abstract: The doses of lidocaine used for lipoplasty often exceed what is commonly recommended for other surgical procedures. When using these high volumes of lidocaine and wetting solutions, a variety of safety issues must be considered. The author knows of no other plastic surgery operation in which the safety of the procedure is so influenced by the medications administered. Each component of the wetting solution--the alkalized fluid, the epinephrine, and the lidocaine--has an individual and interrelated role. The absorption of lidocaine with epinephrine after subcutaneous installation for lipoplasty probably represents a unique situation, and the concepts presented should not necessarily be extrapolated to other types of procedures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Matarasso
mesh_terms: D000042:Absorption; D000468:Alkalies / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000779:Anesthetics, Local / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D004837:Epinephrine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D006801:Humans; D007279:Injections, Subcutaneous; D008012:Lidocaine / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D015187:Lipectomy / Q000379:methods*; D012449:Safety; D014464:Ultrasonic Therapy / Q000379:methods; D014662:Vasoconstrictor Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D014906:Wetting Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000468:Alkalies; D000779:Anesthetics, Local; D014662:Vasoconstrictor Agents; D014906:Wetting Agents; D008012:Lidocaine; D004837:Epinephrine