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Numbness, swelling, and pain after lipo -- what could be causing this? (Photos)

C18806011Feb 9, 2018
I’ve had numbness, swelling & pain for 5 months since I had my calves lipo’d-but only in my right leg. My dr used a closed drain-I was squeezing fluid out 2 weeks after the procedure. My right leg swells so bad every day, to the point where I can’t feel my foot. It’s been 5 months, today after an airplane ride it looked like this picture-dotted bruises, and feels hot and “itchy.” I don’t live near my PS. What should I do? What could this be?

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