How Bad Are the Lipo Scars? Do They Require Stitches?

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Lipo scars unnoticable if closed with sutures...

In my practice I close all of my liposuction incisions with sutures. I find this ensures that the skin edges are appropriately aligned which prevents step offs or unevenness that can make the scar much more noticeable.

Lipo scars

Liposuction scars are small (3-5mm), usually pretty easy to hide in many areas, and typically closed with a single non-visible and absorbable stitch in my hands. Hope that helps, Dr Kerr

Mahlon Kerr, MD

17 reviews

Austin Plastic Surgeon

Liposuction Incision Healing?

Thank you for the question. Liposuction incisions generally are very small. Placement of the incisions is important to keep them as an conspicuous as possible. Every attempt is made to keep the incisions so that they are hidden in a swimsuit and/or undergarment- an incision that is hidden in the clothing line generally does not bother patients. Keeping the incisions posteriorly placed, relatively low and not symmetrical is also helpful. Like... more

Liposuction scars are small and heal very well.

The openings used to put the liposuction cannulas in are very short ( 3 to 6 mm) and are a made by a puncture with a scalpel blade, so the edges are clean. Some doctors close the incisions with a stitch and some leave them open to close by themselves. Both approaches give excellent results. For many areas which are liposuctioned the small openings can be hidden in the natural creases of the body making them even more hidden.

Jeffrey M. Darrow, MD

18 reviews

Boston Plastic Surgeon

How Bad Are the Lipo Scars? Do They Require Stitches?Answr:

The incisions for Lipo are usually just a little stab and they usually heal very well...I used to suture the incisions closed but I stopped a few years ago and found that I thought they healed better and I liked that the fluid (and blood!...gross) was able to drain out...Better out than in!!!!

Lipo scars

The incision for most liposuction cannulas is small about 0.5 cms or slightly larger. They usualy heal quite well.

Steven Wallach, MD

12 reviews

Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Liposuction scarring

Scarring from liposuction is probably the least visible, smallest scarring you can get in a surgery. I personally suture the skin because I find that this achieves the best possible scarring. The incisions are extremely small (less than 1/2 inch each) and generally fade out, by the end of a year, to be virtually invisible.

How visible are Liposuction Scars?

If properly placed, Liposuction scars will be inconspicuous. They are usually designed to be hidden under a bathing suit when possible or at least the most hidden area adjacent to the area being suctioned. The scar quality itself is usually good but some scars may raise slightly in individuals prone to excessive scar formation. Most scars should be no longer then 3-4 millimeters. As for sutures, I typically use a single absorbable suture and a steri-strip to close the incisions. Some doctors... more

Lipo scars are small and heal well.

Each area for suctioning will require one or more small (1/4 inch) incision. These may be closed with a suture or left open. They usually heal with a thin, imperceptible scar.

Lipo scars should be minimal and heal almost invisibly

Using modern liposuction techniques, you should have very little in the way of scarring. Modern liposuction tubes are thin and can fit through very small incisions placed in inconspicuous ares like skin folds.