Should I Be Seeing Any Results Yet 5 Weeks Post-Op Liposuction?
October 23, 2011
Asked By:wonderwall08 in Pinehouse, Saskatchewan, Canada
I had liposuction done in my abdomen, lower back, inner and outer thighs and knees 5 weeks ago. He extracted 2.3 liters of fat. Right after leaving the OR I felt smaller, even when I got home I noticed some changes in my body. But now, 5 weeks later, I feel right back where I started. I see no changes, nobody knew about my surgery and nobody noticed anything different in my body so far. I've been doing post-op treatments, and I know I might be swollen, but am I going to see changes in my body?
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Tumescent liposuction, skillfully performed, can be totally painless during the actual liposuction procedure. A painless procedure is possible if the tumescent local anesthetic solution is distributed throughout 100% of the fat volume that is subjected to liposuction. Administering the...
It is very common to have swelling of the pubic mons area after liposuction of the abdomen. In fact, this swelling often gets worse at about 3-4 weeks after surgery as the swelling from the upper abdomen sinks down to the pubic area. fortunately this resolves by about 8 weeks.
At 6 months following liposuction, you will not see any substantial improvement of the affected areas. You are just wasting money. Instead, seek a consultation from at least 1 or more board certified plastic surgeons and then decide what course of action that you would like to pursue. The only...
