Blepharoplasty
Liposuction
Liposuction is a cosmetic surgical procedure that removes excess fat from specific areas of the body using a suction technique to improve body contour.
01 - Patient Setup
03 - Post-Op Information
Pre-op Meds: Ancef, Clindamycin if PCN allergy
Anesthesia: General
Patient position: Supine
Bed position: No turn
DVT ppx: Compression boots on - working BEFORE induction of anesthesia
Side Table: N/A
Lights: Overhead only
Power: Lipoair machine
Bovie Settings: N/A
Preinjection: tumescent (check if Dr Tom would like injected before prep/drape)
Prep: Chloraprep
Drapes: Universal
Instrument sets: pink plastic surgery cart
Admission status: Same Day Surgery
Estimated time: 2 hrs
Post-op wound care: Keep compression garments on until follow up; can remove to shower but should replaced
Post-op activity restrictions: No heavy activity for 4 wks
Follow up: 1-2 wk
Post-Op Instructions obtain from MedConnect
04 - HY Tips
Draping Tips
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Prep as wide as possible
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When toweling off the surgical field and apply drapes, maintain the wide field and not make it smaller with each additional layer
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Dr. Tom does not use any instrument to clamp movie and section (just staple drapes together) to avoid count being off
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Do not let the place the movie holder in the way of the surgeon (e.g. not on R side next to patient)
Make sure that both the liposuction cannulas and the tumescent are available at the start of the case. There are only a certain number of liposuction sets available so if there are multiple liposuction cases scheduled, SPD needs to perform rapid turnover on the sets.
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02 - Case Details
Special Instruments: Tumescent (NEEDS to be ready at the start of the case – 1L LR, 2 amps epi, 30 cc lidocaine), liposuction set, liposuction cannula.
Devices/Implants: N/A
Hypodermic needles: N/A
Syringes: none
Drains: none
Suture: 5-0 fast gut
Anesthesia on field: None
Dressing: steri strips, island dressings (small)