Should I be Able to Grab a Substantial Amount of Fat from the Area That Had Smart Lipo?

We all would like to see results faster than they come, and three weeks may seem like a long time. For Smart Lipo though, it is just the beginning, The fact that you are feeling hard lumpiness attests to the swelling and healing process in full force. You probably still also have some of the water used in he procedure, that your body has not totally excreted. Soon you will start to see changes almost day by day Then things will slow down again, (but not stop) for 4 - 6 months or... more

Liposuction can take 6 months to show improvement. Be patient and wait but make sure to see your surgeon for followup. A 1/3 of an inch of fat, or so, should be left for natural health of your skin and appearance. When you pinch, then you feel 2 X 1/3 or 2/3 of an inch normally. Too much fat removal is no good. If you need more removed your surgeon should evaluate at the six month point or so.

I have so many more questions and a before photo would help. Do you see any improvement? In my personal experience, over 2,000 Smart Lipo cases, my patients see "immediate" results, in days not weeks. Either you are expecting too much an improvement or the operation was not aggressive enough, hard to tell.