Viewed as the safest and most effective form of liposuction, this liposuction technique injects the areas to be treated with a large amount of anesthetic liquid that causes the compartments of fat to become firm and swollen. This injection can allow the liposuction to remove the fat beneath the skin more smoothly. The tumescent liposuction technique also minimizes bleeding.

A form of liposuction using micro-instruments so that the procedure can be done under local anesthetic alone. The instruments are less traumatic so the incision is tiny, recovery may be quicker, and results may be smoother. See liposuction.

a liposuction technique in which the area to be suctioned is injected with an anesthetic saline solution of double or triple the volume to be removed. This technique is safer than early liposuction techniques because there is less bleeding and damage to surrounding tissue.