In general, lumpiness and irregularities can occur after liposuction or Smartlipo. Most of these will generally resolve after 3-4 months but it can take up to 6-8 months. In my experience human or hand massage doesn't offer much beyond the 3-4 month period unless they are frequent or very aggressive.... more
When does the bumpiness go away after smart lipo?
I Had smart lipo done on my outer thighs 3 months ago and i have alot of bumpiness, other than that i am extremely happy with it. I have not done any massage. Will this go away with massage? Is it the toxins left over from the procedure that is causing this uneveness?
2 answers to “When does the bumpiness go away...”
A: It can take up to 1 year
This is very common. Massaging helps, external ultrasound helps and compresion helps. It is simply the "stuff" underneath that is healing. You cannot tell early on whether there will be uneveness on a long term basis. You have to wait at least 6 montyhs to see how things smooth out, but there may be... more
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8 Jan 2009
Lumps, bumps, and uneveness are the norm after any type of lipo procedure (traditional, SmartLipo, VASER, etc...). That being said, they might not go away completely and the outer thigh tends to be very unforgiving in terms of appearance. In terms of correction, I would recommend waiting for 5-6 months to see what kind of appearance you have at that stage. If there is a little uneveness, you might be able to improve the appearance by addressing those individual lumps/bumps. However if it is because of skeletonization because of over-aggressive lipo, you might need to have fat grafting back to the area treated. To avoid this, it is always advisable to leave a small, thin layer of fat underneath the skin of the treated area and not to take out all the fat in an area.