SmartLipo Recovery

While many physicians try to tell patients it is all about the Smart Lipo, here is the secret: It's about the anesthetic that is used prior to doing the procedure. Tumescent liposuction, invented by a dermatologist, is the reason that dermatologists typically have patients up and about the day of the procedure and the reason that my patients go to work the next day or two after surgery. If your physician tells you the recovery will take more than a day, they are not doing the tumescent... more

Thank you for your recent inquiry regarding Smart Lipo.  Recovery from Smart Lipo is much quicker compared to traditional liposuction because there is less trauma, bruising and bleeding.  If heavy lifting is required generally 5 days of rest is recommended.

SmartLipo and the latest generation SmartLipo Triplex device has allowed me to deliver better liposuction results and faster recoveries than other techniques. The uniquely safe manner in which this device delivers laser energy to the treatment area results in less swelling, less bruising and less pain than with other techniques. These observations  have been documented in several published scientific articles. There are a number of other factors that determine the nature of the... more

If you have awake, tumescent anesthetic, where the area is infiltrated with numbing fluid, you may be suprised at how fast you bounce back. We have had several people go out for dinner the same evening, and one police officer worked crowd control at a basketball game later in the day! You will feel somewhat bloated from the water that is still onboard. Also you will likely be given a compressive garment to wear a few weeks. Together, these make exertion - whether work related or not -... more

I ask my smartlipo patients to avoid going to the gym for about 3 wks. this may be a little bit conservative, but i think people get the idea in their minds that since smartlipo can be done while they are awake, that it is not "real" surgery. smartlipo is still surgery and it carries risks of problems like bleeding and seroma (fluid pockets after surgery). asking people to rest from heavy activity and exercise can lessen these risks. and it sounds like your... more

Smartlipo is a wonderful technology which helps to disrupt, melt and dislodge fat prior to removal.  It therefore is  a more gentle way of removing fat.  I find that the recovery is very much so related to the amount of "work" you have done.  Even if you are having your entire abdomen treated, as long as the procedure is going to be completed within 1.5 - 2 hours then it is not a "huge" recovery.  If, however, you need more "work"... more