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The wearing period of compression garments after lipo of the arms varies from surgeon to surgeon ( 48 hours to six weeks) and is dependent upon a variety of factors. Your best answer will be that from the plastic surgeon who performs your surgery.Kenneth Hughes, MD, Board Certified Plastic SurgeonLos Angeles, CA
Typically compression is worn for six weeks after the procedure. It helps to support tissues as they heal and control swelling. Your surgeon is the best person to advise you as opinions may vary.
Many thanks for your question. I normally recommend that patients wear their compression garment for 6 weeks day and night ideally. This minimises swelling and aids the skin conforming to the new underlying contours. Good luck with your treatment.
I like patients to wear the garment for 3-6 weeks. Some surgeons do not even use them, so you are best to ask yours what he prefers.
A minimum of 6 weeks is how long you generally want to wear your compression garment following liposuction. You are still healing, however, and it is beneficial to wear the garment past this time. Healing takes up to a year to complete and swelling following liposuction can take up to 9 mos to settle.Best wishes.
Knee liposuction can reduce the inner knee fat pad. If you have already had lipo there, then there would probably be scar tissue in the area, making it more difficult to remove the fat, but still should be possible. The key is your skin elasticity. If it is fairly good, then your skin will re...
Yes, it usually does, but I recommend following up with your Doctor to be clear on treated areas. For best results, I recommend a hi definition procedure like VASER liposuction. I use VASER HI DEF with ThermRF and fat grafting to get the most fat removal, skin tightening, contour and definition....
Thank you for your question. It sounds like you have been quite compliant with your prescribed post operative care---and it's unlikely that swimming 3 weeks following liposuction will lead to an adverse cosmetic outcome. As you've surmised, you will indeed have persistent swelling at...
