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Flying After Vaser Lipo
asked 1 year ago by alexander1 in Loughton
Latest answer by Vivek Bansal, MD
Question viewed 271 times
Tags: flying, travel
i am flying into istanbul and having vaser lipo will it be safe to fly again the next day and then again a week later ,i am getting very differnt answers , i have tried to get vaser done in izmir or bodrum so that i dont have to fly and just have a 3 hour drive ,but it is only an 1hr 20 min flight from istanbul,i can get liposuction any where but i can only get the vaser in istanbul, realy not sure what to do as it depends on he company who are selling the procedure what they say is safe. help
6 answers to Flying After Vaser Lipo
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Not Wise to Fly the Day After Procedure
I recommend against flying the day after your procedure.
Concerns can include increased risk for developing dangerous blood clots.
You'll want to be in close proximity to your surgeon for the first few days for follow-up and to address concerns, detect healing problems.
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Liposuction
Due to the potential complications and risks I do not release my patients to fly until 4 weeks post op, no exceptions.
Christine Sullivan, MD
Columbus Plastic Surgeon
Columbus Plastic Surgeon
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Vaser Lipo
Flying is controversial because of the differences in people, and their response to the procedure performed. Sitting in a cramped position is not a good thing to do after the surgery. I would not fly for at least the first week, maybe longer.
Vivek Bansal, MD
Danville Plastic Surgeon
Danville Plastic Surgeon
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Vaser lipo and flying
I do not recommned flying in and out after srugery. You sholdl probably stay around the area of your surgeon for at least a week tomake sure everything is okay.
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Flying After Vaser Lipo
Best to wait at least 48 hours post surgery. But the longer the better before flying. Dr. Darryl J. Blinski
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Flying after liposuction.
Whether you have VASER liposuction or regular liposuction does not really matter relative to flying. The biggest determining factor is how much suction and what type of anesthesia?
A small amount of liposuction done under local and flying is probably not an issue. If you have any significant amount of liposuction or undergo sedation or general anesthesia then traveling becomes riskier.
As surgeons we generally worry about a couple of things relative to...
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Byron D. Poindexter, MD
Reston Plastic Surgeon
Reston Plastic Surgeon