Big event 4 weeks after cankle lipo?

You will still have swelling in those areas and will need to still wear support hoes for the event. It does take quite some time for the swelling to subside in those areas.

Lower extremity liposuction below the knee i.e. calf and ankles is a technically difficult procedure and a difficult procedure to recover from.
I typically only do those areas on patients who have severe fat distribution. The recovery is much longer and harder than Liposuction of other parts of the body. Are usually tell patients to expect recovery to take three times longer than liposuction of other parts of the body. Most patients have some thing resembling normal results by about six weeks after surgery and final results take about three months. liposuction of the calves and ankles can require leg elevations to control swelling for many months after the procedure. Some patients are unable to wear certain shoes for many months after surgery.
There are a lot of variables, and there is no simple yes or no answer to your question. A lot depends on how the procedure is done, how much fat is removed, how aggressive the surgeon is, etc. etc. Likewise she of the patient and if there’s any baseline edema will also Have a big impact.
These are technically difficult to do procedures, and patients should be extremely selective about using a provider who has sufficient experience doing liposuction in this part of the body. This means having multiple in person consultations at which time you should ask providers to open up their portfolio and show you enough before and after pictures to get a clear understanding of what average results look like and how many of these procedures any one surgeon has done. Doing liposuction in other parts of the body does not mean somebody is going to handle lower extremity Liposuction well from both the doctors and patients perspective.
I would not count on being able to wear high heels shows four weeks after the procedure, but that may work for some individuals.
I cannot emphasize enough the importance of being extremely selective and choosing providers for this type of surgery
Best,
Mats Hagstrom, MD