I am 1 month post op for lipo to the upper, lower abdomen and flanks. I have been wearing my compression garment 27/7 except in while showering, but there is still a lot of swelling and a ton of lumps. I went to the doc's office and they have suggested the accent xl treatment (I've had 4) and massage/lymph drainage. I've been massaging every day with little improvement in the contour. The lumps are visible. I know it can take several months to see the final results, but when should I worry?
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Since you are only doing your flanks, this is a relatively small area and degree of trauma you experience will be small as compared to say doing your whole abdomen plus flanks and back.
With that said, to compare each, the Smartlipo procedure is the most well known and by that fact alone...
Liposuction works and I am glad you had a positive improvement. Fat does not weigh very much when you remove the fat, ie if you put it on a scale. In addition the areas stay swollen with fluid for a while and slowly that resorbs and the skin tightens. The result is seen with the inches that the...
