title: Tumescent anesthesia: evolution and current uses.
abstract: The tumescent technique of local anesthesia is one of the great techniques developed in the last 20 years. It has dramatically changed the way clinicians perform many cutaneous surgical procedures. Those that use the technique are forever grateful for the insight that Dr. Jeffrey Klein used to push the envelope and discover the safe doses of subcutaneous administration of lidocaine.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, 330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215, USA. ddo@bidmc.harvard.edu
authors.forename: Daihung Vu
authors.initials: DV
authors.lastname: Do
authors.forename: Larisa C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Kelley
mesh_terms: D000772:Anesthesia, Local / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D000779:Anesthetics, Local / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D001639:Bicarbonates / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003357:Cosmetic Techniques; D004837:Epinephrine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D007279:Injections, Subcutaneous / Q000379:methods; D008012:Lidocaine / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D015187:Lipectomy / Q000379:methods; D012060:Rejuvenation; D014680:Veins / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D000779:Anesthetics, Local; D001639:Bicarbonates; D008012:Lidocaine; D004837:Epinephrine