Do the bumps from Smart Lipo go away?

lumps bumps and ropes happen with any procedure. You need to remember that lipo is lipo, fat removal via cannula's for contouring. The difference lies in how the fat is prepared prior to suction. Smart melts the fat with a laser before it's suctioned out, tumescent injects a fluid to distort and anaethetise the fat cells prior to suction, UAL uses ultrasound to break up the fat cells etc. The path the cannula takes can often leave a ropey feeling but you can massage this down. I personally had none of this with TL. Also, an overly aggressive PS can leave these bumps etc by taking out too much fat in areas. Just make sure you choose a reputable, experienced and qualified PS and you should be fine.

Thanks for your responses. I went for my 1 month check last week and the surgeon just said that it was where there was still fat and that we would wait until my 3 month check to reevaluate. I had the same hardness around the incision when I had a hysterectomy and it eventually went away. I'm hoping that it will. About a week after the surgery it was like that on the lower half of my abdomen and now it's just on the right lower side so maybe it will eventually continue to heal.

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I had smart lipo on my upper arms about 6 weeks ago. I'm scared that I may be permanently disfigured from the procedure. The entire underside of my arms is filled with bumps and "roping" and looks hideous. I go in to my doctors office for weekly massages (kind of painful), and although they have assured me that the bumps will go away with time and massage I've seen little improvement after 6 weeks. The flab is gone, but I have a much worse situation to deal with now and at this point would give anything for my "old" arms back. Has anyone else had this experience, and did the bumps and roping really go away - and how long did it take? Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

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I had smart lipo done. Next week will be 6weeks for me. I still have hard bumps right under my skin at the incision site. I massage them a few times a day but it seems like they aren't going away. I've been putting arnica gel on them with no change. advise?

I am an athletic 35 yr old woman who is 5'7 and weighs about 132 lbs. I sought out laser lipo because of a stubborn pooch that would not go away. I was by no means "fat", I just simply wanted sculpting. Apparently, the numbing fluid they put in did not work and he ended up putting in nearly 2 gallons of this fluid in me to "attempt" to numb me....it didn't work! I have a HUGE pain tolerance and this was HORRIFIC. I had to bite down on a rag to keep from screaming. Unfortunately, I now wish I had left mother nature alone and embraced what having two babies left behind! I had laser lipo approximately 6 months ago on my upper and lower abdomen, love handles, and inner thighs. The inner thighs were suggested by the surgeon and tossed in for "free" just for booking my surgery at his seminar. While my thighs and love handles look great, I have a good amount of dimpling on my stomach in about a 3-4 inch diameter area around my belly button. I too had the hard "knots" and while they did subside after a couple of months, this dimpling does NOT appear to be going away and it looks awful. I am horrified and angry that I spent $6500 on making my body look worse! Leave your bodies alone ladies! If anyone has any advice, please advise. :(

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Hi gturbo. Having consulted the surgeon about my issues it has been agreed that I will have several sessions of Spa RF treatment (radio frequency heating which is supposed to heat fat under the skin and stimulate collagen, resulting in skin tightening). As a course that people can choose to have, one would assume INSTEAD of smartlipo, 6-8 sessions are recommended to see best results obtainable, 2 weeks apart. The clinic is offering this for free, though only 2 complimentary goes at the inner thigh, which I doubt will benefit from this. It is very expensive, and I certainly can't afford to pay for sessions, so I hope that it works to breakdown the hard lumps and remove the 'ridge' above my navel, which looks totally unnatural and still hurts. If Spa RF works, then I will wish I'd ploughed my funds in to having it in the first place instead of SL, and not be left with the deformities I currently have. Good luck though- I should seek some corrective measures as soon as possible from your clinic. Let me know how you go though!

I have the same lump/roll six months after surgery despite rolling it daily with a rolling pin and having weekly lymphatic massage for six weeks after the surgery. My stomach was pretty flat to begin with so now it looks worse. I still wear the same size and my friends and family think this was the biggest waste of $10K. I do not recommend Smart Lipo at all.

I agree 100%

Update from earlier post: I had my surgery September of 2008 and it is now May of 2009. I hate my stomach. I actually think my tummy looks deformed...like it is covered in cellulite in a 4-5 inch circle around my belly button. I have 16 little scars from the entry "wounds", and I could cry when I look in the mirror and think about how foolish and vain this was. I DO NOT recommend this treatment AT ALL. It was NOT worth the money and the post opp RF treatments that another patient mentioned DO NOT WORK EITHER! They are meant to treat cellulite and unfortunatley, what we are all experiencing is misuse of a laser by Dr's who can get certified in this procedure over a week long course. How many of you had trouble with the numbing fluid taking effect? I did...it took 2 gallons of it to get me to where I was literally not screaming. It still hurt like hell...IT IS NOT PAIN FREE and anyone who tells you that is LYING!!!! BEWARE!!!