Are sports compression garments, ( like tight underarmour leggings) enough compression after thigh liposuction?

Thank you for your question. I would stick with a medical grade compression garment. This material is designed for what you need. I am not sure about leggings so it is best to stick on the safe side.Hope this helps,Dr. Newall 

The first 4 weeks you need real lipo garments for adequate compression but then after 1 month you can get by with the sports compression leggings etc....Exercising is so important and start our patients exercising in 1 week post op.

I recommend following up with your Doctor about what compression garment they recommend. My patients use customized compression. Swelling can last 3-6 months after your procedure. I recommend adding hyperbaric oxygen and lymphatic massage along with your compression to help decrease swelling. To improve your final results, I also recommend adding vanquish for further fat removal, exilis/venus legacy for skin tightening, cellutone/z wave to make the skin smooth, remove scar tissue, and improve the skin’s appearance. See an expert. Best, Dr. Emer

Your board certified plastic surgeon will guide you to the best garment for your post-op course. My patients get a garment with their surgery and wake up wearing it. Most store-bought garments are not ideal for the "first stage" garment immediately after surgery. They are more like "second stage" or stepdown garments. Best of luck to you!

For the first month, you need a post surgical compression garment. Your surgeon's office should have one that they recommend. After then, you can probably switch to a more relaxed garment, but your surgeon is the best one to ask. We all have our own post op protocol. Best of luck.

Once you select your plastic surgeon, he/she will instruct you on what you will need to wear following surgery. Each surgeon has their own routine that they feel works best for their patients so you should follow those instructions. With that said, most plastic surgeons do use medical grade type of garments at least immediately postoperatively.Steven Turkeltaub, MD  

Thank you for your question. It is best to use garments approved from your PS. Please talk to your PS 

Adequate compression is very important particularly and thigh liposuction surgery.   The thigh skin is thick and because of gravitational pull tends to sag after liposuction.  For this reason I prefer laser liposuction because the laser provides 22% skin tightening.  The specific compression garments made for liposuction provided very significant compression of the thigh skin and I prefer that the special garments be worn for the first week to 10 days after liposuction of the thighs.   After one week to 10 days sports compression garments  or spanks will suffice.