I had liposuction on my upper arms a month ago. I'm 40, not overweight, good skin tightness. Went to a respected area plastic surgeon and am happy with the size reduction. But.... My arms are still uncomfortable-- not acute pain, but definite discomfort when moving or touching them, and the flesh still looks mottled, lumpy, and somewhat discolored on the inner arms. Should I be concerned, or is this fairly normal after a month? If normal, when can I expect to stop looking so unsightly? Thanks!
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Often patients will be concerned about their immediate post operative results. You will most likely be up a few pounds secondary to fluid retention that your body will do after any surgery. Nine days is very early in the post operative course. You did not give any photos, so it...
Typically we make an incision where the lobe of the ear meets the neck, (on both sides). We also will place an incision a little back from the natural (mandibular) crease in the midline under your chin. With multiple incisions one can criss-cross the area undergoing liposuction...
It may. If you have enough extra fat in the right areas - and in this case that means in between the skin and the abdominal wall - then removing some of that fat should help produce a better contour at your waistline. But if relatively more of that fat is deep to the abdominal wall...
