Pain and Numbness After Tumescent Liposuction

asked 1 year ago by Have 2 stop being vain in Tucson, AZ
Latest answer by Vivek Bansal, MD
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Tags: chin, jaw line, neck, numb, options, pain, recovery, weak, worried

Everywhere I have read talks about quick painless lipo. I had lipo done at medispa, it took about 2 1/2 hours it was pretty unpleasant not really painful but defiantly unpleasant. Done Tues now Wed. My jawline and neck are very painful and numb like after dentist I have pain on either side of my chin with weakness on my left lower lip. Is all this normal is there a point to be concerned? Can anything speed up recovery especially of weakness.. Thank you so much ( a little freaked out)

5 answers to Pain and Numbness After Tumescent Liposuction

Pain and Numbness After Tumescent Liposuction

All your issues are mostly due to the operation and should resolve over time (weeks). This shows us the need for a understandable informed consent and why a doctors office covers these issues much better than a "spa" with a hired doc.

Darryl J. Blinski, MD
Miami Plastic Surgeon

Tumescent Lipo Questions

The first thing I will comment on is that many "places" make claims that I do not feel are accurate. Liposuction is surgery and is invasive. Although some patients have minimal to no pain, my patients are told that there will be pain and discomfort, bruising, swelling, numbness and are told of the risks of surgery. Elective surgery should be a pleasant experience. Many of these medispas are not accredited surgery centers and therefore are not permitted... more

Albert Dabbah, MD
Boca Raton Plastic Surgeon

Tumescent Lipo

Rarely is lipo painless, and quick, unless there is little removed. I would describe lipo as minimal discomfort with time dependent on the number of areas and amount of fat to be removed.

Vivek Bansal, MD
Danville Plastic Surgeon

Liposuction of face and neck

There is a complication of weakness of a nerve that can be temporary, very rarely permanent, after liposuction on the face. jowls and neck. Soreness is very typical for some patients, regardless of the body site that undergoes liposuction.

Ronald Shelton, MD
Manhattan Dermatologist

Weak lower lip after neck lipo

Sorry to hear about your problem... sometimes, a weak lower lip can be caused by an injury to a specific nerve, called the marginal mandibular branch of the nerve. Usually, it's just bruised by the lipo cannula or affected by localized swelling, and a full recovery will occur, with return of your lip function. It may take a good 6-8 weeks, though. Unfortunately, there's no way to make that happen faster.

Thomas Fiala, MD
Altamonte Springs Plastic Surgeon

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