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Wondering About Drainage - Smart Lipo

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I had smartlipo on Friday on my stomach, inner...

doodleDecember 15, 2008
WORTH IT$8,600

I had smartlipo on Friday on my stomach, inner & outer thighs, love handles and under my bra strap. The procedure itself wasn't that bad, although there were some periods of discomfort. Yesterday I felt like I had been beaten up, but today I feel much better and haven't taken any pain medication.

First let me say that I wondered with all the areas done, was 2 liters really enough to take out? Seems to me that there should've been more. And I haven't had any drainage whatsoever. That seems a little weird to me also since I read so much about it prior and was very prepared for it. Has anyone else had the same experience?

It's only been 2 days and so far, I'm not really seeing the results. My doctor said that it would take up to 5 days to start seeing it so I'm trying to be patient. I'll check back in after day 5 but am giving it a thumbs up for now.

doodle's provider

Dr. Alanso at Monarch Med Spa

Replies (21)

(unregistered guest)
December 15, 2008
Hi, I had just my inner/outer thighs done, they took out 4 litres and I drained like a river...I do mean river for five days I had to change overnight maxi pads on my legs every 2 hours. I hope this helps.
poodlerider
December 15, 2008
I had a full thigh job (front, back, inner, outer) 7/1. Had enough drainage the evening of the procdure to soak through the dressings and a pad on the bed. By day 2 it had pretty much stopped. Don't give up on the results thing. I'm now 5 1/2 mos. out and still seeing changes. Hang in there and good luck.
Georgette G
December 17, 2008
Hi, I had smartlipo on my upper and lower abs and flanks one week ago today. I hardly had any drainage either. I drained when I first got home for a couple of hours and then nothing else. I was also wondering if that was OK. A week later I am still very swollen and just hope that it will definently go down.....
Allison J
May 21, 2009
I also had smart lipo about 2.5 weeks ago. I had drainage the first day and then nothing after. I had hips, outer thigh and flanks done. One side is still swollen. They had to take more from one side then the other. I am starting to hope they really did even it out. One side had more fat then the other. I had an ultrasound a week ago and that did help with the swelling a little but I am still uneven. Any thoughts?
doodle
December 18, 2008
Thank you all for your comments. I'm on day 5 and still haven't had any drainage and only slight changes. I'm shocked when you say 5 liters. I had all those areas and they only took 2. I wonder if I wasn't cheated a bit. Hmmm.
GudyNuf
December 21, 2008
How long did the procedure take? This will give you a good indication. I hear that to get all of it takes time.
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