How was your recovery from Liposuction?
i am a 37yo woman who has liposuction on flanks...now looking for tips on recovery by others who've already had liposuction. What was yours like? Lots of swelling, even 2 weeks later? Pain?
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3 Jan 2009
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?
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18 Jun 2009
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.
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27 Jun 2009
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!!!!!
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5 Jul 2009
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
9 posts
28 Aug 2009
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!