Walking After Calf Liposuction

compression garments are important for the immediate postoperative period. Walking, not jogging nor treadmill, is good to help the body drain the inflammation that occurs during healing. When not walking, it is best to keep your legs elevated but you should move your feet at the ankles to make the calves pump the blood back to your heart. This is all to minimize the chance of developing blood clots.

The very next day after calf liposuction, you can start walking.  Be sure to wear a compression garment or support hose that goes from your toes up to your thighs  for best results and to minimize swelling.  Cost is about $4-5000 on special for calf and ankle liposuctions.  Sincerely,

David Hansen,MD

These recommendations vary among plastic surgeons with some prefering frequent ambulation while others bleieve it promotes swelling. Almost all agree on aggressive compression garment wear for nearly 3 weeks.  

Patients can walk immediately after liposuction. This is true for the calves or any body site.

We do recommend minimal walking the day of surgery, but I advise my patients to begin walking for exercise the day after their procedures.

I always want my patients ambulating as soon as possible.   These are done as outpatietn procedures in  my office and they walk out of the office. I tell them to mobilize at home but wear a compression garment.