How was your Vaser Liposuction recovery?

I visited an out-of-town patient at her hotel the day after her VASER Liposelection procedure, and found nothing close to the "walking wounded" of previous technologies. Rather, she reported that she felt though she had played two games of tennis, and was walking around as if nothing had happened.

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I had liposelection done on my hips, flanks, waist and bra bulge.I am 179 cm and have always had a problem with my back fat starting from bra bulge to my hips, other than that my tummy is in good shape even after two pregnancies and so are my arms and legs. I got to the clinic around 10 am, the nurse took me to locker room to change into surgery clothes and then to my room which also served as recovery room. my friends stayed with me till my doctor came then, he took pictures of the areas to be worked on then marked them. Then the anaesthesia doctor came and took me to the operating room. The procedure was very smooth, I was given sedation and local anesthesia. After three hours surgery I woke up dizzy feeling no pain and was taken to the recovery room.The only negative side effect was nausea from the sedation very similar to morning sickness during pregnancy. After about one hour the surgeon came to see me and then nurses helped me put on the compression garments, one fron mid thigh to upper waist and one like a vest that went down to lower waist, after i wore them i saw some immediate results in spite of the swelling. I dozed for an hour then surgeon came to see me again gave me instructions and checked again on my incisions. I left half an hour later still nausous but under control, back home i took panadol pm and slept for a few hours then woke up no more nausea but the incisions were leaking big time!! which is good because its mostly fat. Now 24 hours after surgery, the anaesthesia wore off and i m starting to take subscribed painkillers and feeling great!! Good luck i hope this helps you who are considering liposelection my advise is to chose a really good and well known doctor who doesnt cram three or four surgeries in one day and does not take out more than 4 or 5 litres of fat in other words who care more about doing it safely rather than doing it just for the money.

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In my experience, most patients recover faster following VASER LipoSelection as compared to patients treated with conventional liposuction. They shower the day following their surgery and are asked to walk every few hours to reduce their risk for venous stasis and remain well hydrated.

In addition, all patients wear a compressive garment for six weeks to more evenly reduce swelling and encourage symmetric contraction and shaping of treated areas. Activity is gradually resumed following surgery and most patients actually return to early light physical exertion within two weeks. From there, an activity plan is individualized for them as well as appropriate dietary recommendations.

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We either do Vaser LipoSelection alone or in combination with a tummy tuck or mini-tuck such as a "lipo-tummy tuck or Lipo mini-tuck". Your recovery will be dependent on how extensive your procedure is. For those undergoing Liposelection alone (eg, hip-flanks, or thighs or abdomen alone), patients have told me they might take narcotic pain medication for 2-3 days and then downgrade to over the counter pain meds. They are encouraged to do a lot of walking on the same day of surgery, definitely, a day after surgery. They are encouraged to drink a lot of fluids. They have dressings on a few days. They wear a compression garment for 3 weeks. This helps in cutting down the swelling and in the contouring after the surgery. If done in combination with a tummy tuck or mini-tuck, they might have drains for a few days. This helps in the resolution of bruising and swelling. For most part, patients have reported that they return to most of their pre-surgical activities within a week, of course, with some limitations. Most important to note that individuals recover differently. When compared to traditional liposuction, I have noted that there is less bruising, less contour irregularities and better contouring with VASER LipoSelection.

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I had Vaser done on my tummy area and then the inner thighs, arms and saddlebags. The procedure was not bad -- just kinda freaky being awake. My doctor was great and during the procedure, allowed me to take more happy pills to keep my anxiety down. I kept my eyes closed, they provided me an Ipod and was not in discomfort. Afterwards, I was sore, but the painkillers helped. It wasn't as painless as I was led to believe, but it was tolerable. I would have no problem doing it again as I will have to do (I was as big a horse in the tummy area.) I am a total "wimp" when it comes to pain but if you take the painkillers, it's doable. While I love my new look, I felt like my after-care instructions were lacking. Besides wearing the compression garment, what should I be doing? Could someone tell me about: * Massage? * Water recommendations? * Bruise care? (Hot / Cold Compresses? * When to start exercising? * What type of exercise? * What at those hard spots? Massage them? * When can I take a bath? (I miss the jacuzzi tub and bubble baths) I basically want to know about are the "best practices" for aftercare. I was loopy after the procedure and didn't retain that information.

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I had Vaser on my thighs: inner, outer and knee area 3 weeks ago. I'm 5'3, weigh 130 pounds and hips are 42 inches. My thighs measured 24 inches and they have not changed in size or shape in any way. I look exactly the same. My PS said he took 1000 ccs in total (500 ccs per thigh I guess). When will I see any difference?

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I just had Liposelection done and it was not bad at all. I had it done on underarm bra bulge and right under that on my back. It hurt a tiny bit when they gave me the shot to numb me. When they put in the saline solution some parts hurt a bit at the beginning, but nothing major. The biggest thing is being awake during this. It's weird... It feels almost like someone is carving you? It doesn't hurt but it's really odd. But you get used to it. Then when they do the fat melting part, sometimes its feels warm on some parts of your body. You also hear this electric noise in your head which it sounds that a radio is trying to get a signal. It was funny/weird... Then they suck out the fat. That was cool to see it coming out. Then after that my Doc had me sit up to see what still needed to be done. Then he did some more sucking and that was it. He left and the nurse helped squeeze additional fluid out of the 4 holes I now had. Then she put dressings on them and then helped me put on my garment. Then when I got up I felt very dizzy from the meds they gave me to calm me down and pain killers. They offered me some anti nausea meds, but I can't stand the way they make me feel so I declined. I went home and threw up just a little then feel asleep for 2 1/2 hours. Then woke up and I was leaking a lot from my dressings so I had to change those. At this point I was not really sore. Just a tiny bit. I ate dinner and threw up a bit more. Then I ate some more and was fine. Then I went back to sleep. The next day I was up doing normal things which included shopping and going out to lunch until about 3pm. Then I felt tired but still continued to do chores. I went to bed around 7:30pm. That night I was VERY sore to the point where I kept waking up and couldn't get comfortable. I have only taken Tylenol at this point, besides what they gave me right before the procedure. I didn't take any of the hard core pain meds because I wanted to "get back to normal" ASAP since I have to go back to work in a couple of days. But I kept hydrated and kept moving which helped a lot....

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I had Vaser Lipo done on my upper abdomen on Dec 11,2009. The procedure itself was a little painful at times, I suppose from when a nerve was hit. My belly blew up to the look as if I were 7 months pregnant, although no bruising. The soreness was a bit rough, and I am very pain tolerant.. My ribs felt bruised for a few days and it just felt as if I were beaten up from the inside out :) It has now been 3 weeks, and I am still swollen, and although my stomach muscles no longer hurt the area is still very "sensitive" and sometimes a bit painful to the touch. I went to the Dr. a week after, and he tried to draw fluid, there was none, so he advised it was all swelling. I wear my compression garment 22-23 hours out of the day, massage my belly with arnica oil, and take Tylenol to ease the pain on occasion. I am trying to be patient for the results. I had a mini-face lift done 2 years ago, and it took a good 6 weeks to see any of the swelling go down then. I was just wondering if anyone is having/had any of the soreness and sensitivity after 3 weeks?

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Thank you all that responded :) It is now 4 weeks and a couple of days. Skin is still sensitive , but the area gets less and less everyday. The area around my belly button is flat, and then maybe 2 inches to the right and left of the belly button it looks like fat is still there... I think it may be swelling, well at least that is what I am hoping. I go back for a check-up this coming Wednesday, and I will see then. My skin has tightened up pretty well....better than I had hoped for actually. I am 44 years old, lost 50 lbs, and my first son was over 11 lbs, so I was pretty stretched out. It was recommended that I should have had a tummy-tuck, but I did not want to go thru that. I just wanted the muffin to go away, I wear a size 4 pant and was not happy always trying to wear loose tops to cover the overhang... What I do notice now is cellulite on the area that was lipo'd. I was warned about that as well... I have no problems with that though. I massage with an Arnica balm, and sometimes us Tamanu oil as well...

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Ok 3 weeks since surgery, still sore. I took off my garmet for a couple of days. Bad idea... I filled up with fluid where I got the lipo. very painful. So I put my garmet back on along with heating pads and it feels better. Still sore but shocked about how sore and how long this is lasting after the surgery. Lesson learned, compression is key to this healing process....

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