4 weeks post lipo, my stomach is lumpy, does this look normal for the timeframe? (Photo)

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Had composite breast augmentation, I love how the breasts are healing but my stomach looks weird to me

Robert M. Tornambe, MD · Answer

jmk1990. I appreciate your concern, however it is still quite early in your recovery journey. It can take as long as 4 to 6 months for all swelling to resolve and scar tissue to settle down. Try to stay patient and positive and follow up with your plastic surgeon. Good luck.

Jason Emer, MD · Answer

Lumps and bumps are not normal after any liposuction.  If you are unhappy with your results please speak to your physician and ensure he was a full body VASER HD liposuction physician with expensive experience in body shaping and not just traditional fat reduction.  At this point you should be using compression, RF treatments like venus legacy / exilis ultra / inmode forma or contoura and lymphatic massage to get you through healing.   We always add shock wave therapy such as cellutone, z wave, and eclipse evive to help prvent scar tissue formation and ensure an even and smooth result. It will take 6-12 months to see the final outcome.   If you are unhappy you can get a revision procedure by an expert in VASER HD lipo.  Best, Dr. Emer.

David R. Alfonso, MD, FACS · Answer

you are still very early from your procedure.  Liposuction of the abdomen takes a good few weeks to months to smooth out.  Most of the lumps tend to smooth out. Sometimes massage helps as well

Tania Medina de Garcia, MD · Answer

Hello dear!!
Thanks for the question and provided information as well.
You are still early on the healing process, it can take up to six months to see your final results, so please be patient. At the stage you are in, inflammation and lumps are normal.
If you have any concerns, please follow up close with your plastic surgeon.
Good luck :)

Mats Hagstrom, MD (license on probation) · Answer

I generally tell my patients to hold judgment until six weeks after liposuction.

At six weeks results are starting to be close to final. Final results can typically be anticipated at three months after liposuction. 
 Plastic surgeons will tell you you need to wait months and months but I can tell you if you have an uneven contour at four weeks you were not going to have a flat abdomen after liposuction.

This looks like liposuction that was not done all that well. Your options are revision liposuction at six months or except the results as they are. 
 Best,

Mats Hagstrom M.D.

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