Tissue Inflammation/Swelling After Smartlipo/Vaser

asked 1 year ago by hp2011 in Philadelphia
Latest answer by Ronald Shelton, MD
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Tags: upper abs, inflammation, lower abdomen, tissue

I received a combination of vaser/smartlipo on my upper & lower abdomen on 2/17/11. I had really bad swelling the moment the procedure was done. My surgeon did a CT scan and discovered that a lot of the tissue in my lower abdomen has been inflamed and it's freaking me out! I look way bigger (about 5 inches) than I was before surgery and I was wondering if this is going to affect the outcome of my procedure. Will the healing process just be longer?

4 answers to Tissue Inflammation/Swelling After Smartlipo/Vaser

Swelling after smart lipo and vaser

Having a combination of two liposuction techniques that each provide additional trauma to the subcutaneous layer than conventional tumescent liposuction, could theoretically induce more inflammation than from either procedure alone. Patients who have considerable swelling should see their surgeon frequently in followup examinations and both a seroma and infection should be ruled out.

Ronald Shelton, MD
Manhattan Dermatologist