Lumps and Dents After Liposuction

I had Liposuction done 3weeks ago, and now have a big dent underneath my belly button. I also have lots of lumps all over my abdomen, which my doctor said would go away in 6 months. I started lymphatic drain massages yesterday, and will take 5 more sessions. I'm also massaging myself with a gadget I bought at the store. I use my compression garment all day, sometimes I take it off at night. Will that dent go away with time? Do I need to be doing anything else to smooth out the lumps?

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2 Doctor Answers | Asked by patriciar004 in usa

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Give it time after Liposuction

The "lumpy bumpy" results are quite common at 3 weeks after surgery. Proceed with the MLD and your own massage. Expect that you will experience little change for an additional 3 weeks. At about 8 weeks you will notice softening and decrease in size and firmness of the lumps. Some individuals advocate the use of external massage type devices such as Endermologie but I would proceed only on the advice of your surgeon.

Otto Joseph Placik, MD

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Small Dents after liposuction are OK; Big ones, Not

Small surface iregularities after lilposuction are common. Sometimes they may have been there before surgery, but not noticed. Larger dents may come from removal of a large amount of fat. They may be worth it if you wanted a large amount of fat removed. They may improve with time. They also may be decreased by fat grafting.

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Worrieddownunder 7 Jan 2013

Hi there, I'm 3 weeks post op too and I am all lumpy and wavy over my abdomen too and quite hard around my belly button. I too am wondering if this is a normal healing process. I saw my dr today and he just said give it 4 months to see the results but that people 3 weeks out should be healed and not lumpy so it has scared me to death. He was very casual about it and now I am worried that I'm going to remain lumpy forever.. Have your lumps started to soften and smooth out?

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