Can a Rolling Pin Be Used to Prevent/ Break Up Scar Tissue After Liposuction?

There are a number of ways to get a good massage after liposuction: traditional massage, mechanical massage with synergie or endermology machines - but the old wooden rolling pin from the kitchen works fine too.  Some patients also have used a clean new paint roller, and say that it's effective as well.

     This may work, but there are probably more effective ways to massage the tissues.  The rolling pin will likely not gather enough traction to make any real impact, as the hardness of the skin and scar after liposuction usually necessitates something else.  Kenneth Hughes, MD Los Angeles, CA

Massage may help with scar tissue after liposuction.  A rolling pin would not be the best thing to use.