How Long is It Required to Wear the Compression Garment After Liposmart?

My doctor recommended me to wear the liposmart garment after surgery for 4 months. I'm 2 months out and I am wondering if that is long enough because I feel nothing is happening.

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Compression Garment Length of use varies

A Compression Garment Necessary for Best Results following Liposuction. The length of time is highly dependent on the amount of fat removed, the elasticity of your skin, presence of stretch marks, your age and race and other factors. Bottom line is follow your plastic surgeon's advice for the best outcome. Here are the reasons why: Following Liposuction compression garments are required for three main reasons: It restricts the amount of edema that forms and hastens its... more

Use of compression garments after liposuction

Every surgeon will have his or her own protocol, but in my practice I advocate wearing compression garments after liposuction for two weeks. After that I have patients perform a "poke test": if you poke yourself where you had liposuction and it is still tender then put the garments back on for another week. Repeat this weekly until there is no more tenderness.