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How Painful is Inner/outer Thigh Liposuction Compared with the Abdominal Liposuction?

asked 1 year ago by tampa6793 in tampa
Latest answer by Steven Turkeltaub, MD
Question viewed 365 times
Tags: inner thighs, thighs

I had abdominal liposuction four weeks ago and it was pretty painful. I'm wondering how much the thighs usually hurt during liposuction. I'm scheduled for Friday.

4 answers to How Painful is Inner/outer Thigh Liposuction Compared with the Abdominal Liposuction?

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Liposuction Pain and Relief

Pain varies from person to peraon. I have operated on over 3600 lipo patients and 16000 sites.   After all of this experience I would say the tummy is more sensitive than the thighs Pn most people.  After surgery, on day one post op, I have patients take 400 mg of ibuprofen at every meal.  This helps.  Also meticulous avoidance of salt helps.  Often the garments help most patients and offer comfort.   Gentle progressive walking offer safety and... more
George Commons, MD

Palo Alto Plastic Surgeon

www.pacfps.com

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Predicting liposuction based on a previous experience

The amount of pain or lack thereof that you experience from liposuction is quite variable depending on the technique, instrumentation, plastic surgeon and other factors. Even a partcular patient's responses can vary at different times. With this in mind, you probably will not have a tremendous difference in discomfort from what you experienced with your abdomen.
Steven Turkeltaub, MD

Scottsdale Plastic Surgeon

www.turkeltaub.com

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Pain from liposuction

Your question is asking how painful is the liposuction on the thighs compared with the abdomen during the procedure, not after.  Physicians do peform liposuction differently with some patients being totally awake, maybe taking an oral anti-anxiety medication, and maybe some pain killer while the liposuction is done with tumescent local anesthesia.  The upper abdomen can be tender if the lower rib area feels the motion of the cannula or the umbilicus can be tender if the... more
Ronald Shelton, MD

Manhattan Dermatologist
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Liposuction

The discomfort that you sustained from your previous liposuction may be the same for you when you go ahead and have it on the thighs, but it is hard to predict.
Steven Wallach, MD

Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

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