Post-surgery, nothing sounds better than sprawling out on the couch, in a cozy knit pajama set. In some cases, that’s exactly how you can spend your recovery. But if you’re getting liposuction, or any plastic surgery procedure that involves liposuction, the reality is that afterward, you’re going to feel more like a sausage in a casing than anything else. It’ll take months for the swelling to go down and your final results to appear, and in that time, you’ll be living in a compression garment. Here’s everything you need to know about this must-have item. <\/p>
According to Dr. David Sieber<\/a>, a board-certified plastic surgeon in San Francisco, “a compression garment is anything worn on the body in the postsurgical time period that adds additional compression beyond what normal clothing would, to help reduce swelling.”<\/p> Doctors recommend post-surgical compression garments after any procedure that involves liposuction<\/a>, such as a tummy tuck<\/a>, an arm lift<\/a>, a body lift<\/a>, or a BBL<\/a>. “Liposuction requires a compression garment for three main reasons<\/a>: it restricts the amount of edema buildup and hastens its resolution by mechanical pressure, it decreases the amount of bruising, and it assists the loose skin in retracting or shrinking,” says Dr. Larry Nichter<\/a>, a board-certified plastic surgeon in Newport Beach, California. <\/p> Post breast augmentation or breast lift, Dr. Sieber recommends patients wear a sports bra in a breathable fabric rather than a “supertight surgical compression bra.” <\/p> Abdominal compression garments can also aid in C-section recovery during the postpartum period.<\/p>Which surgical procedures are associated with compression garments?<\/strong><\/h2>