How was your recovery from Liposuction?

Its been 10days into my liposuction surgery on my Love handles, Abdomen and flanks. After 5 days or so, my swelling started to appear and I have swelled very fast. I'm getting a little concerned as my doctor advised me not to wear any compression garments and wonder if this is the reason. Will wearing a compression garment now help?

I am so swollen and sore on the 6th day post op I CANNOT wear the garment if I wanted to. Ir aggravates the swelling and I cannot stand to have anything touch the abdomen area not even the bed sheet. The skin is also extremelly itchy which I have been prescribed cream and oral syrup for. My skin feels like it is going to split, also quite a lot of bruising. I hope this swelling goes down within days as I am now housebound. I have diverticuli and feel it may be part of the problem as the tylenol 3 made me constipated. This is corrected now and I am on antibiotics.

I had lipo on my back, abdomen, hips, and thighs. The pain is terrible the first 5 days and so is the swelling but here where I live, Colombia, they URGE the patients to get post op massages (lymphatic), and THIS is what's molded my body and really really helped the swelling. They hurt terribly. All the women that are there when I go, including myself, end up in tears, but trust me, they are really worth it. I was operated 3 weeks ago and im 8 sizes smaller and 18 pounds lighter!!!!! I'm VERY happy. Go for the massages!!!!!

Hi i am 4 days post op and i did lipo on my back, abdomen, and flanks, I fainted the first time I took off the compression garment. It was horrible. I can tell the difference even though I am super swollen. Im happy with the results so far but I can wait for the pain to go away. Where can I get those massages here in Miami where I live? Thanks

I had smartLipo done on my abdomen and my doctor had me wear the compression garmet for 2 weeks after surgery. It is a tad bit uncomfortable when i slept with it on at night due to dleeping on my belly. But I had my sx on a tuesday and that Friday I was in Disney world walking around the park with my daughter without any problems. I had the compression garment on and it actually felt better with it on. I defintley recommend wearing the garment. It helps keep everything snug and tight. It will help you heal faster. Good Luck!

I'm 5 days post op from body jet lipo/laser and a brazilian butt lift (fat transfer). On day two, I looked amazing...then the swelling came. Pain also recurs in different areas that were treated in waves. The last few days, it's been my upper arms that hurt. A few days ago, it was my hips and thighs. From what I'm reading this alternating pain from one area to another is pretty normal. I wear my compression garments 24/7 and I think it does help, but also like the feeling of support. My pubic area is swollen and bruised. Hydrocodone doesn't seem to help with the pain very much. Getting comfortable to lay down is virtually impossible and changing positions in bed is pretty difficult too. Getting out of bed is a bit of an ordeal in the morning! I had my arms, upper/lower abs, lateral back and flanks done (love handles). To be honest, I've had little to no pain in my abdominal flank area. It's my arms and butt that hurt the most. Had I only had my midsection treated, my recovery thus far would've been a piece of cake and I can see why so many people are told they can go back to work in few days. But to do everything I did in one session? I just don't think it's possible. I'm taking 10 days off to recup from this and think I'll need every one of those days. Worth the pain? Absolutely. Even with compression garments on, clothes I haven't been able to wear are fitting me LOOSE in the areas that previously appeared unsightly.

Havingliposoon, now that's it's been a year since your surgery how do you look?

Overall, I'm happy. But certain areas, despite exercise and diet have returned. I've had a touchup, but will need another. The areas that were problematic before still want to hang onto the fat. Beware... lipo isn't exactly a cure all.