Arm Liposuction Nerve Injury - How Long to Heal?

March 20, 2011
Asked By:jscentral islip in central islip ny

I had arm liposuction revision 3 days ago. During procedure I felt a zip zip type pain shoot down my forearm. Later that day the underside of the forearm was numb. The office said often fluids run down. However its three days and its still numb but now I'm getting creepy crawly feelings, terrible sudden itching, and I keep getting a feeling like someone is pouring ice cold water down my arm. All on the underside of the forearm. I believe I have a nerve injury, how long will this take to heal?

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March 23, 2011

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March 31, 2011

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