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How Common Are Lumps After Liposuction?

asked 2 years ago by anne4real in austin texas
Latest answer by Steven Wallach, MD
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Is it common that some people get hard lumpy areas after Liposuction?

5 answers to How Common Are Lumps After Liposuction?

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Lumps and bumps after Liposuction normal for about 6 weeks

Some lumps and bumps are totally normal after liposuction. Your doctor will be able to tell you what is normal amount and what ones may need asirating or injecting with cortisone to hurry up the resolution. Don't worry, your doctor will take care of you. Trust is so important.
David Hansen, MD

Beverly Hills Dermatologic Surgeon

www.DrDavidHansen.com

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Liposuction lumps

One of the fairly common complications of liposuction is contour irregularities.  Specific lumps if early post-op often can be "massaged out."  The tissues can be firm as the healing occurs and usually "settles" over time.
Steven Wallach, MD

Manhattan Plastic Surgeon
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Should not have lumps after liposuction

I have to disagree with the other doctors.  We make sure there are no lumps at the end of liposuction.  And if there are lumps afterwards, that's a complication.  Hard lumps are usually collections of fluid that become internal scar tissue.  Lymphatic drainage massage can help smooth out these areas.
George J. Beraka, MD

Manhattan Plastic Surgeon
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Lumps are completely normal after Liposuction

Dear Anne It is so common to have lumpy firmness after liposuction that it would be abnormal not to have lumpy firmness. This lumpy firmness will be at it worst at about 4-6 weeks after liposuction. This is a normal dimension of healing from liposuction. The surgery creates inflammation in the injured fat. The body then heals this injury by removing and remodeling the injured fat. After 6 weeks, this being to soften and eventually the fat softens like it was before liposuction. So what... more
Kenneth D. Steinsapir, MD

Los Angeles Oculoplastic Surgeon
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Liposuction lumps

It all depends on your timing after surgery. In the first few weeks to months after surgery, hard, lumpy areas are usually areas of swelling. Over time, as your body resorbs the swelling, the lumps should go away. If you're 6 months or greater out from surgery, lumps are much less common. In that case, it can represent an area of fat necrosis, or a segment of fat with decreased blood flow, which has become scarred. That's a much more significant issue to deal with and should be taken up... more
Sam Jejurikar, MD

Dallas Plastic Surgeon

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