I had lipo plus Thermi RF on my chin and neck 24 hours ago. Although I was not supposed to change the dressing or remove the head gauze, I did so because the incision continues to bleed. I noticed a one inch blister on my neck when removing the gauze today. Is this normal? In addition, the incision site is still oozing blood. Should I wrap the gauze tighter?
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November 12, 2015
Answer: Burn After ThermiRF -- NOT NORMAL
Jason Emer, MDDermatologic Surgeon, Board Certified in Dermatology
The lumps that you are experiencing are fairly common after ThermiTite and will resolve with gentle massage and time. They are caused by inflammation in the fat compartment that occurs after fat cell necrosis (death). If the lumps are large, visible or painful, they resolve more...
If ThermiTight is done in the infrastructure of the skin and external carbon dioxide (CO2) laser resurfacing is immediately done to the exterior surface, despite the CO2 being fractional, there could be a greater risk of risk. That is not to say that treatments like this can't be done, but the...
The amount of fat loss during skin tightening with ThermiTight is extremely small because the temperature settings for skin tightening are much lower than for fat reduction. In addition to that the treatment depth is different for skin tightening vs fat reduction. Superficial for skin...
