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Nerve Damage After Liposuction to Inner Thigh

It is now 7 weeks postop. My inner thighs feel tight, sometimes burning and very tender to touch. Will this go away in time? Was on 1800mg gabapentin which dulled it, but suddenly stopped working. My surgeon is purplexed. Says this has never happened. Is sending me for a CT scan. Please tell me this will go away in time. I was a very active person. I didn't have a lot of fat and he tried to give me a good result. Thank you

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4 Doctor Answers | Asked by jean17 in Canada

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Liposuction - Inner Thighs; Pain Post-Op

Hi jean17, At 7 weeks I'm not sure that you need to automatically assume that you have nerve damage. It takes a long time to see the final results of lipo and that's because there is prolonged swelling. It can take up to 6 months to see a final result from lipo, and sometimes even longer. While the swelling persists it is common to have a range of unusual sensations, including bizarre or painful feelings (dysesthesias) and lack of sensation (anesthesia or... more

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This is a very unusual complication. I have only heard of this with ultrasonic liposuction related to demyelination. In those cases it usually does resolve

Why CT scan

The risk of nerve damage is very small. I do not see the purpose of the CT scan unless there were special circumstances. Typical hyersensitivity will get better by time and massage.

Kamran Khoobehi, MD

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Nerve pain after liposuction

Possibly the CT scan is being ordered to see if there is a coincidental pinched spinal nerve causing pain along its pathway. If a nerve reacts to the procedure around it by developing a neuralgia, it may take many months to resolve. In that time, seeing a pain specialist might be very helpful. Nerve blocks, electrical nerve stimulators, anesthetic patches, corticosteroid treatment may all help minimize the pain while allowing the nerve to settle down on its own. more

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