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When Will the Hardness Dissipate? What Type of Massage is Best?

asked 6 months ago by Concerned2012 in Flower Mound, TX
Latest answer by T. Wayne Day, MD
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Tags: 3 months post-op, hard, massage, options, seroma

This is my now my 13th week after having Tumescent Lipo. I had a seroma that lasted about a month & a half that I had to continuously have drained. The hardness developed about a week or 2 after surgery & has yet to go away. My upper abdomen now protrudes out past my lower & is very hard. I have read online that massage can help, but people have mentioned lymphatic drainage, ultrasound, Endermogie, & synergie massage & quite frankly I'm confussed because some of these are cellulite treatments.

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Hardness13 Weeks after Lipo

Dear Concerned in Texas, Having had a seroma (fluid pocket) that had to be drained continuously and now hardness that protrudes is not normal after liposuction. The only time I have seen seromas is when the procedure was done with larger instruments or done with lasers. In both cases, the pockets left after liposuction are too large to close normally. I have never seen this happen with tumescent liposuction using micro-cannulas. I suggest you get a second opinion. The next doctor you... more
T. Wayne Day, MD

Nashville Dermatologic Surgeon

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