Is It Normal at Two Weeks After Vaser/smart Lipo for my Stomach to Sag After Garment off a Little While?

I agree completely with Dr. Parks well stated comments. I inform my patients that final results are not seen until 4 to 6 months post operatively. I believe at 2 weeks, it is quite normal to see a significant amount of swelling in the abdomen. Unlike the hips where the skin is thicker and more adherent, the abdomen takes a bit longer to respond. One possibility is that a seroma (fluid collection) could be the cause of this swelling. This can be easily remedied with... more

Without seeing your preoperative and postoperative photos, it's difficult to give a specific answer to your situation. However, in general, the more fat that is removed from a particular area, the more "risk" there is to have residual skin wrinkling and sagging. The preoperative assessment and discussion with your surgeon should have gone over YOUR particular expected results. At 2 weeks it's usually too early to tell what the final outcome of the sagging skin will be. The Vaser... more