3 Weeks Post-Op Liposuction to Thighs and Knees, Is it Normal How Tight it Feels When Walking?

asked 5 months ago by bellalane in Brisbane, AU
Latest answer by Julio Garcia, MD
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Tags: knees, thighs, 3 weeks post-op, tightness

I had lipsocution to my inner thighs and knees 3 weeks ago (I know it's not so long ago) and most pain and bruising has gone. But I have noticed if I excercise or sit in one place for too long that when I start to walk that the entire area feels really really tight, like something inside is about to snap. Stretching helps after, and I have tried to massage the area with the palm of my hands to get in deep - but it's a little worrying when it's hard to walk..

4 answers to 3 Weeks Post-Op Liposuction to Thighs and Knees, Is it Normal How Tight it Feels When Walking?

Tight feeling after liposuction

What you are describing is normal as the tissues are still healing and get stiff from the recent injury there. In time the scar tissue and the other tissues get softer and more mobile and that sensation will leave

Julio Garcia, MD
Las Vegas Plastic Surgeon

lvcosmeticsurgery.com

Liposuction of Legs and Tight when Walking?

Your description of your post operative situation sounds typical for patients who have had liposuction of the lower extremities. Of course, your plastic surgeon will be in the best position to advise you have to direct examination. Best wishes.

Tom J. Pousti, MD
San Diego Plastic Surgeon

Stiffness After Knee Liposuction

What you are experiencing is very typical and completely predictable. Tightness and stiffness is what every patient that has knee liposuction will experience for six to eight weeks after surgery. This is because the knee is the only area on the body in which liposuction is performed across a moveable joint area. This makes bending the knee difficult until the area is more fully healed. In addition, it is also an area due to gravity and flexion that can have some persistent swelling for a few... more