I'm Continuing to Have Large Fuild Build Up in One Leg Weeks After Lipo?

He installed a wick, then a drain and now my put her again. Should I be worried?

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Seroma after liposuction

This fluid collection is called a seroma. They are rather uncommon after liposuction, but are a known possible complication. The usual treatment is aspiration, often a few times. Insertion of a drain, as has been done for you is often the next step for the occasion patient who continues to collect fluid despite aspirations. If the seroma still persists, injecting a caustic agent through the drain, such as betadine, tetracycline, or alcohol will usually cause the seroma cavity... more

Fluid build up after lipo

A fluid collection after liposuction is called a seroma. Your surgeon is doing the perfect thing which is to drain the area to start with. If this does not resolve the problem, your surgeon can inject a sclerosing agent to help the pocket scar down faster and stop the drainage.

Fluid Collection in Leg after Liposuction

Prolonged drainage of this area may be necessary in some patients. A sclerosing agent can be injected through the drain in some cases. These things usually resolve without further surgical intervention.