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Swelling in Feet After Liposuction

I had Liposuction 2 weeks ago and had 2.5 liters of fat removed from my knees, thighs, stomach and back and am experiencing severe bloating.

I wanted to know if swelling is normal on the feet? The swelling on my back is as hard as a rock.

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4 Doctor Answers | Asked by Tammi79 in AZ

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Foot Swelling After Thigh and Knee Liposuction

Liposuction is an extensive sterile traumatic event. You are stabbed tens to hundreds of times with a sterile steel tube which vacuums fat from under the skin. To compress these tunnels and promote scar adherence of the skin to the underlying muscle frame we commonly use compression garments (medicalese for girdles). The trauma of surgery results in swelling and some hardness of the tissues under the skin and swelling below the area. The garments themselves delay flow in the veins and... more

Peter A. Aldea, MD

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Memphis Plastic Surgeon

Post Lipo swelling

You are really talking about two things that are normal. The feet do swell as a result of compression garments and retained fluid from surgery- this is normal and resolves over time. Keep the feet elevated to expedite resolution of swelling. The hardness is called induration and is really swelling between the cells, and likely some sluggish resolution of lymph fluid. It will become lumpy and bumpy until it finally heals. Compression garments help, and massage (deep tissue/lymphatic... more

Lower extremity (legs, calves, ankles) swelling following liposuction

Swelling of the legs and ankles is quite common following extensive liposuction to the thighs and can be aggravated by the compression garments. Unilateral (swelling and/or pain) can be a sign of a mores serious condition such as a blood clot and should be evaluated emergently. Otherwise, gentle ambulation, toes to thighs compression wear, and time will resolve the swelling.

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