What to Do Before and After Tummy Tuck with Lipo to Prevent Seroma?

As my esteemed colleagues have noted, doing what the doctor tells you avoids most seromas. In this day and age of pain pumps, just because you feel good doesn't mean you can ignore the doctor and start working out or being too active too early.
Certain procedures-- redos, older men, patients requiring extensive surgery- may be more prone to seromas because the magnitude of surgery is more.
There is some anecdotal evidence that quilting sutures may reduce the incidence of seromas.

I'm in agreement with most of the expert posters. You can do very little to prevent the seroma complication before surgery.
After surgery the ways to decrease the seroma are drains, compression dressings or binders, limit activity.
Best of luck from Miami

Hi there-
The very best advice I can give you is very, very simple...
Follow your surgeon's instructions.
That's it- as long as you do what you are asked to do, and you do NOT do those things you are asked to avoid, development of a seroma should be very rare (provided you have also chosen your surgeon well).
This is not to say that even the best surgeons don't have a seroma from time to time- just that they should be rare if you follow your instructions carefully.