Gauze Compression Garment and Chin Liposuction (post-procedure)

Question

I've gotten some quotes from places that do chin lipo. Most offer a compression garment to be worn as much as possible for a few days, then when you are going to sleep for a couple weeks. one of the places I am looking at wants me to wear a gauze wrap around my entire head for a week b4 switching. Would it be fine to do this but just buy my own compression garment and use that instead of a gauze? That way I can shower, walk my dog for a bit, grab food, and still have the wrap on for 22/24 hrs.

Daniel Barrett, MD · Answer

Dear Cloud3132
every plastic surgeon has his own postoperative protocol which he recommends to his patients. I would suggest you to discuss this with your plastic surgeon.
Daniel Barrett, MD
Certified, American Board of Plastic Surgery
Member, American Society of Plastic Surgery
Member, American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

Mats Hagstrom, MD (license on probation) · Answer

It would be incorrect for us to recommend you change your postoperative protocol. Each doctor has their own protocol and our recommendation will be to follow the protocol of the doctor you choose.

Whether those protocols are important or not is a different question but the recommendation will probably unanimously be to follow the protocol of the surgeon who does the procedure.

I certainly would not appreciate doctors telling my patients to change the protocol I have prescribed after surgery.

Best,

Mats Hagstrom MD

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Gauze Compression Garment and Chin Liposuction (post-procedure)

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