4 days post under arm lipo, and was left with no compression garment, I hear fluid when I raise my arms, advice?

I recommend following up with your Doctor about their protocol regarding compression. I have my patients wear customized compression for 3-6 weeks straight then overnight for 3-6 months after their procedure. For liposuction after care, 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. Best, Dr. Emer

Thank you for your questions. This is likely due to edema and swelling in the tissues. It is possible that compression could help, but I would defer to your surgeon on your appropriate post-op instructions. You need to touch base with him or her for instructions. Good luck!

12dr.   I appreciate your concern, but that area of your body is difficult to compress adequately with various types of compression garments available. I believe that the fluid that you hear is probably remnant of the fluid injected as part of your liposuction procedure.  You should still come away with an excellent outcome from your procedure, but swelling may persist a bit longer because of the difficulty in compression of that area. Try to stay patient and follow up with you Plastic Surgeon. Best of luck.