It has been 3 weeks and 1 day since my tumescent liposuction. The procedure was really painful and for the first 2 weeks I was bruised in the back, I did upper and lower abdomen, flanks and love handles. I'm most concerned with a line under my belly button. Doctor said it could be a mark of pants or high panties. But I'm avoiding to use pants and all my panties all lower then the mark. It could be fat? The lump is soft not like the one in my left side that is really hard and painful to touch.
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October 29, 2017
Answer: Hard and soft lumps after 3 weeks, is this normal? How can I tell it's not a seroma?
Seromas are a collection of fluid, usually plasma, lymph and liquefied fat cells that can accumulate after any procedure. They need to be drained, to allow the skin to "stick" back down. This is a simple office visit where a small needle is placed through a numb skin area to aspirate the fluid...
Hi, there. I can understand 6 hour travel time; however, I think you should follow-up with your plastic surgeon for your surgery, including aspiration of fluid. Your plastic surgeon performed surgery on you and "knows" your body. He should be qualified in managing...
Good question! Typically after one week, it is not the tumescent fluid, but the build up of your own body fluid, because of the inflammatory effects of liposuction on your tissues. This is not uncommon after any type of liposuction, tumescent liposuction included! It is...
