Liposuction swelling - how is your recovery?

I am not overweight but I have a bulge in the middle area of my stomach. Also, I have been working out and my stomach is still there. I want to do this but I am scared I will have deformaties. HELP! Lou haines

Just be ready for a serious procedure. At 15 days from lipo on my back and stomach, I can tell you the stomach is most tender. But I can already see that the results will be well worth it. My doctor gave me a waist. I'll just have to be patient; but I have a feeling that within 3-6 months I'll be feeling really wonderful.

i just had lipo about three days ago. I dont feel great and i dont feel bad the swelling is bad but i can still tell the difference. I am happy with my results

I am three days post op. I had circumferential truck and thighs and i had a scar revised under my abdomen. My thighs are swollen three times bigger then they were before and are very numb still. My biggest problem is I have drain for my belly. I'm just starting to be able to move around better today. I get very stiff after sitting too long and it feels good once I start walking but then I get so tired! My doctor says by next week I'll feel totally different... better! I'm looking forward to that!

I'm 3 weeks post op now and theres still lots of swealing. My stomach has been going threw alot of phases. But i see a bit change in my waist and below my buttocks. So I just have to be patient now, thats the hardest part. But its looking really good now.

I had vaser lipo on friday, so on to my 4th day today. I had my upper and lower tummy done and it was very fat. the procedure did not hurt but took about 3 hours. I left straight afterwards, popped into a clothes shop and bought some clothes and got the tube and train home. No problems at all. felt very very nauses later and was sore, changed swabs once and that was it really. Of course it is still sore, and yes swollen, or is it still fat, i dont know as it is very tender and it only feels protected in the tight garment. Im at work today, noone has noticed, but it is definately flatter. I have hanging skin which I think I may need to have a mini tuck but considring how much fat was removed the overall tummy looks ok and I think seeing as it is so early on it can only get better.

My tummy is swollen after liposuction. How long does it take to go down? I had liposuction on my tummy a week ago, but my tummy feels realy swollen and hard. Is this normal and how long before it goes down and I see the results? Thanks.

i had a butt augumentation about 6 weeks ago and i had lipo on my abdomen area. I noticed that my stomach isnt as hard as it used to be but when i remove the garment for about a hr i can actually feel and see that my stomach is swelling and i look pregnant. Is this what my stomach is gonna look like after i am fully recovered because i look fatter now then i did when i first had the procedure done. Im not sure if its just swollen or is that what my stomach will look like as a final result??

I am 3 days post-op and Im very swollen and sore. My swelling really got bad the 2nd day. I had my flanks and abdomen done. I have to wear my compression undergarment for 4 weeks all day every day and for 2 weeks after that only during the day and can sleep with it off. My pubis area is very swollen. I will be observing to make sure it doesnt get any worse. Its very uncomfortable. Im hoping by next week, I will feel less swelling.

thats pretty normal. I was also extremely swollen and had bruising around the pubic area too. Just be sure to wear your garmet 24x7 especially the first 2 weeks.

I had a tummy tuck,arm lift and breast lift about 9 months ago. That went great. I had lipo on my stomach about 3 months ago. I bruised really bad with the lipo and have a hematoma that still sticks out of my side. I seem to have a somewhat flat stomach in the morning,but by night I look like I am about to give birth.It has been three months.... None of my pants will stay up as my bottom area of my stomach is so much flatter than the top part. Is this normal?? Will the swelling ever stop??

I'm 4 days post op from lipo of my inner, outer thighs and knees. I can not fit into any of my clothes. I feel like a ballon, because I'm swollen 90 percent of the time. And reduced to over sized sweat pants which makes me look bigger than one before I got lipo. I feel very ugly and swollen and in pain. I wear the compression gridle everday all day except to wash it and shower. Should I just give up and buy bigger clothes?

I had lipo almost 4 months ago, and I still notice hardness in the stomach as well as numbness of the area and lumps on my flanks

I am 4 weeks post lipo on abdomen and back (which included some of the "bra" fat).(I am 5'5" and weighed 135lb, age 57. In the past 35 years no matter how much diet and exercise, I could never get rid of the bowl of jello below my belly button, the spare tire around waist or the bra fat, hence the smart lipo.) Initially I felt like I'd been brutally beaten and was sure I had broken ribs, pelvis, etc. Extreme itching and skin irritation from garments and bandages caused my skin to peel and was raw for weeks. There's no way I could have returned to a job (which I quit recently anyway.) I couldn't move well or sleep well for the first 2 weeks. Now, it's been 4 weeks and I'm feeling MUCH better, although my left side is still very swollen. (Doc says it could be a type of hernia but not to worry yet.) There were lots of lumps and hematomas, seromas etc initially as well, but I did the massage as instructed 5 times a day for 10 minutes each and it helped a lot. I've gone thru 6 garments from the one and only local place (all ill fitting and poorly manufactured, in my opinion, but hesitate to order off the internet for fear of repeating the same!) I now think, if I'm feeling this much better in 4 weeks, I'll probably feel great in 8 weeks! I'm having thighs and arms done next, in 3 weeks, and will report back on that later.