Use of laser or ultrasonic energy creates thermal damage and longer healing. The vigorous mechanical massage is traumatic and I would advise you stop doing that. Compressive garments will help the long term result but will not alter the length of the healing processs. You must be patient and not seek... more
Bulkier thighs after Smart Lipo and traditional Liposuction
I had secondary liposuction on my thighs 13 months ago. I was thrilled with the first procedure on my thighs 4 years prior. Overly perfectionistic, I returned to my surgeon for refining of front and back thighs. The surgeon used combination Smart Lipo / regular Lipo to remove 250 ccs. Recovery difficult but religiously massaged (power electric massager). I wore garment two months. My thighs are now bigger (I’ve measured) and horrible, different in shape! Yet still have my veiny arms and extreme dieting to no avail. Not fattier nor more muscular per se, just inexplicably bulkier w/ numbness. Still swell frequently! Could this be excessive fibrosis? Anything to do? I’m devastated!
2 answers to “Bulkier thighs after Smart Lipo and...”
A: Bigger thighs after lipo
There are 2 possible reasons for this. 1. Fat storage distribution Your body has areas where it likes to store fat. On some people the areas are very unevenly distributed; i.e., a woman with a big abdomen and big breasts but almost no hips and stick legs, or the converse, a woman with tiny chest and abdomen... more
Liposuction before & after photos
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