I had liposuction done about a week ago on my love handles and the sides of my thigh. Around all of the stitches, there are around 6 of them, it is a little red and raised as well as a little itchy. The picture I provided is of the biggest one.
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Antibiotics: There are not good studies that confirm that giving patients a preventative antibiotic reduces the incidence of infection with liposuction. Getting an infection after local anesthesia liposuction that is not done in combination with other surgical procedures is very, very rare...
Thank you for your question. A large mons is caused by a pad of fat that is located on the lowest part of the abdomen. Nonsurgical treatment includes weight loss using diet and exercise, but this doesn't always work. If the overlying skin is thick and elastic, then liposuction can be a good...
Every surgeon has a slightly different post-op routine.
The foam is helpful early on, but by 9 days out, you can certainly remove it, and just use your binder / compression garment.
I usually recommend wearing the stage 1 garment 24/7 for the first 2 weeks. After that, you can go...
