I am 10 days post op from thigh/knee lipo,my doctor has me in a heavy duty spanx like compression garment,for my second stage garment. The inner seam of the garment is leaving indentations and a crease from the seam. WILL THIS CAUSE PERMANENT LINES OR DAMAGE? I am wearing a small, which fits super snug, the medium was too loosel. Not sure what to do at this point and my surgeon is too busy to contact, I feel bad for already having to call the office back to change my garment size
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March 18, 2015
Answer: Post lipo garment causing indentation on skin
The best thing you can do is eat a healthy diet and exercise regularly, and count calories. I do not care what anyone says, if you don't put excessive food in your mouth you cannot gain weight (transient water weight and medical conditions/problems aside). Liposuction will tend to...
Liposuction permanently reduces the chances of gaining weight in the treated areas because it permanently removes fat cells. Most weight gain is from more fat accumulating in cells, not from new cells.
If you stay at a stable weight, you won't gain in other places. If you do gain weight, all...
Silicone gel sheets are typically used to help flatten and ameliorate scars that are in their early healing period...but not that early. And I doubt that the sheets are responsible for a depressed scar. You may not even wind up with a depressed scar, despite its early experience...