5 Months After Liposuction I'm the Same Size I was Before, Why Would this be? (photo)

I do see a change, albeit subtle. My impression, upon seeing your photographs, is that you were not a candidate for liposuction baed on the bulge of your abdomen and needed a tightening procedure on the abdomen. Liposuction would not be implicated in pitting edema of your legs; this should be worked up for a cause, which could be vascular or cardiac, prior to undergoing any additional surgery.

in my opinion, you do not look like a good liposuction candidate.  An in person examination would be necessary to know for sure, but it looks like a tummy tuck / abdominoplasty would have been more appropriate for you.   I would seriously consider this prior to having another round of liposuction.

 

Good luck.

Thank you for the question and pictures.

I would suggest that, prior to undergoing any further surgery, you be evaluated by your internist.  You need to figure out the reasons for prolonged lower extremity edema.

By looking at your picture series,  I wonder if you were a good candidate for liposuction to begin with.  If not, this would explain why your results are less than satisfactory  and not as dramatic as you would have hoped for.

For example, if the major concern in your case was muscle laxity or intra-abdominal adipose tissue,  then liposuction was not indicated in the first place.  You should seriously consider whether further surgery will help you or not.

Make sure you are working with a well experienced board-certified plastic surgeon.

Best wishes.