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Vaser Lipo Made Stretch Marks Worse. Will They Get Better with Time?
asked 2 years ago by melissanyc09 in Belgium
Latest answer by Stanley Castor, MD
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Tags: stretch marks
You can see in the pics. My tummy looks like it's been tortured. It's been 3 weeks since I hadVaser liposuction. I'm very concerned about mystrech marks. I had a child really early and had some on my tummy, but not like this. They were way lighter and smoother. Will it get better?
2 answers to Vaser Lipo Made Stretch Marks Worse. Will They Get Better with Time?
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Vaser Lipo made stretch marks worse
Hi Melissa,
Yes and No. Allow me to explain.
At 3 weeks post op you are still swollen. When you touch your sides they still feel somewhat unnatural. The skin does not move as freely as it should. All of these changes will go away when the inflammation resolves.
Liposuction (VASER included) does NOTHING for stretch marks. For that matter no technique (regardless of the hype out there) can remove stretchmarks. In removing the fat, skin excess and redundancy can be made worse. (Imagine a...
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Vaser for stretch marks
The healing process after Vaser Liposuction can take several weeks to months. At the 3 week point, you are still swollen and there is still inflammation from the surgery. The inflammation under the skin can temporarily make the stretch marks look worse. It takes about 6 weeks for most of the swelling to be out. It takes 4-6 months for the skin tightening effect after VASER to be more apparent. The VASER heats up the collagen in the skin and allows...
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Stanley Castor, MD
Tampa Plastic Surgeon
Tampa Plastic Surgeon