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Be very careful about what you are taking before liposuction. You are wise to be asking, rather than just to take the pills. Non prescription, over-the-counter medication and herbal products, may interact with the tumescent local anesthetic metabolism thereby increasing the level to a dangerous point, so be sure to ask your surgeon. Even if you finish the course of pills prior to the liposuction, you may have a long lasting effect and could affect the anesthetic's effect.
We use vitamin K for up to 2 weeks prior to SmartLipo to decrease any tendency to bleed/bruise. Additionally, we use an antibiotic prior and during the recovery. If your surgeon hasn't gone over these, please make sure you address this. While they may not use the Vitamin K, they should have at least a few medications prior or after surgery and it is best to be informed and have them ready when you come to the facility the day of surgery. Additionally, you may want a sleeping aid as that makes the recovery and night before more pleasant. Good luck!
I recommend to my post liposuction patients that they wear their compression garments during sleeping and to place a waterproof barrier on their mattress for the first night in case their is drainage, but I don't tell them they can't sleep in a certain position, unless it was on the face...
I am not aware of studies that have investigated what happens to the fat which is heated by laser and then allowed to sit in the body without being aspirated by liposuction. Without removing the fat, there might be an increased risk of elevated circulating triglycerides. Possibly...
Lumps noted after liposuction, could be residual fat that wasn't suctioned out as well as the rest of the areas, it could be a fluid collection such as blood (hematoma), a collection of lymphatic fluid or serum, or even a cyst. It might be a hernia as well. You should be seen by...
Swelling and bruising can move by gravity from the abdomen to the pubis. Bruising usually turns from the darker color to the yellowish color before fading but sometimes all you see is the yellow color. If the bruise is in a lower area than where the liposuction took place, then...
Without examining you, its impossible to say why your results 2 months after surgery appear as uneven as depicted in your photo - but some basic principles apply to all lipo procedures- no matter if a laser is involved or not - the first principle is to leave a layer of subcutaneous fat behind...
You should be seen by your doctor soon, to evaluate the condition and refer you if appropriate for a workup. The nerve pain, if it is nerve in origin, may take much time to resolve on its own, and treatment may help it resolve much more quickly, especially if started early.
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