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Is It Safe to Get Waist Training After Getting Waist Liposuction

asked 1 year ago by 4423anon in canada
Latest answer by Otto Joseph Placik, MD
Question viewed 360 times
Tags: waist

I want a small waist but I know liposuction on my waist won't make a huge difference so I was thinking about getting waist training after liposuction to get maximum results, is this safe? would this be effective?

8 answers to Is It Safe to Get Waist Training After Getting Waist Liposuction

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The more you exercise after lipo, the quicker you see the great results!

I start patients walking right away the next day after liposuction and they can start strenuous exercising 1 week after the procedure.  I do the tumescent technique local liposuction and the patients walk out after the surgery just fine.  Good Luck. David Hansen,MD
David Hansen, MD

Beverly Hills Dermatologic Surgeon

www.DrDavidHansen.com

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Weight training after liposuction

Resuming exercise too soon after liposuciton can increase swelling (edma) and possibly even cause small areas of bleeding that produce firm hard bumpy areas. To minimize this exercise should be avoided for 3 weeks. I prefer a course of Pilates style exercise regimen to promote core strengthening.
Otto Joseph Placik, MD

Chicago Plastic Surgeon
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In general people who undergo liposuction can return to light exercise in 24 hours

In general people who undergo liposuction can return to light exercise in 24 hours, especially if done under local anesthesia. If the waist area is treated, then it is usually advisable to wait several dfays before really targetting this area in the gymn. Always ask your doctor what he/she recommends.
William Coleman III, MD

Metairie Dermatologic Surgeon
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Exercise and liposuction

You should ask your doctor when you are permitted to restart exercise regimens after liposuction. Every surgeon is a bit different.
Steven Wallach, MD

Manhattan Plastic Surgeon
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Exercise is ok after liposuction a couple of weeks to a month after surgery

Depending on your surgery, the surgeon may say that extreme exercise is permissible two weeks to as late as two months after liposuction.
Ronald Shelton, MD

Manhattan Dermatologist
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Exercise after liposuction safe and helpful

Exercising your waist after getting waist liposuction is safe and exercise will certainly help improve your results.  Remember, though, that waist exercises may strengthen the muscles in your waist, but may not make your waist slimmer.  You have to burn calories to lose fat, so you may need to incorporate cardio.  As far as when it is safe to start exercising, let your surgeon guide you.  I perform liposuction using local anesthesia only (tumescent liposuction), and I... more
Lawrence A. Osman, MD

Woodland Hills Dermatologic Surgeon
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Resuming Waist Training After waist Liposuction

I am not sure if you are asking WHEN you can safely resume waist training OR if waist training would be HELPFUL and augment the results of your waist liposuction. In general, liposuction leaves hundreds of tunnels in the fat between the skin and the muscle. We want these to be collapsed BEFORE they fill with inflammation fluid and to stay collapsed. If you exercise too soon or do not wear a compression garment, the liposuction tunnels fill with fluid and you will wonder why you are not... more
Peter A. Aldea, MD

Memphis Plastic Surgeon
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There should be no problem working out after you have healed from liposuction.

Abdominal liposuction is performed in a variety of ways.  For this reason, you need to ask your specific liposuction surgeon when it is safe to return to vigorous exercise.  I practice tumescent liposuction and generally patients return to their work outs in 2 to 5 days.  However, many surgeons require their patients to wait a longer period of time before permitting a return to the gym.  This time frame is based on experience with prior patients and how they have done... more
Kenneth D. Steinsapir, MD

Los Angeles Oculoplastic Surgeon

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