Burning Stabbing Pain in Pubic Area with Lumps After TT and Lipo, When Will It Go?

What you decsribe is very normal and in all likelihood will resolve.

This is commonly referred to as dysesthesias and is common after nerves are bruised or "insulted".

Think about how your leg feels after it falls asleep and goes numb. When it wakes up, you feel that pins and needles tingling sensation. Sometimes it can be quite painful but it goes away.

This happens after liposuction as well. My patients often complain of more pain in the hips and flanks (liposuction treated areas) rather than the tummy where most of the surgery is performed. I have found that, in my opinion only, this is worse after using ultrasonic liposuction bu this is a personal observation and not widely held by other plastic surgeons.

When this in other areas, such as the hand/fingers after surgery, we typically prescribe desensitization therapy which is essentially a controlled regimen of massage and exposure to increasingly more noxious stimuli.

The interpretation of this is that in your condition, I would highly recommend massaging the area several times a day. It may take up to 3 months for this to resolve completely but try to be patient. In the meantime consult your surgeon to make sure nothing else is wrong. Rarely, I have found the use of Lyrica ( a drug for dysesthesias in the lower legs of diabetic patients to be beneficial); however, this is an off-label use.

 

Patients who undergo this procedure should anticipate a significant recovery process that can consist of swelling, bruising, and discomfort. We typically tell our patients that the recovery process can last anywhere from 4 to 8 months. You are still in the very early stages of the recovery process. At this time, your body has a great deal of swelling and is currently trying to heal by reestablishing circulation in the lower abdomen and the area around your scar. Once this venous and lymphatic circulation is reestablished the swelling will go away much more rapidly. After every tummy tuck, we provide patients with not one but two compression garments. The first garment is the traditional tummy tuck garment that most surgeons provide. The second garment is a bodysuit that we design and have sewn here in Miami. This second compression garment is excellent at providing even circumferential pressure to all the areas that have been treated with the tummy tuck and liposuction. Patients appreciate the comfort and support that the second garment provides, especially during the early stages of healing where you are currently at.