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Is vomiting after Smart Lipo normal?

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Jade1967Dec 30, 2010
I just had my smart lipo on my upper and lower abs today got home around 330 i threw up there and i have been throwing up here periodically especially when i drink some water i havent eaten yet but im not really hungry is this normal?

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Otto Joseph Placik, MD

I would discuss this with your surgeon who can provide your with the best advice. For example, The treated fat can be evacuated with a traditional liposuction machine or can be left for the body to resorb. In the latter situation, the swelling can persist for a longer period after surgery...

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Ron Shelton, MD

As liposuction removes many but not all fat cells in the area that undergoes surgery, if generlized weight loss occurs then the areas treated don't have as many cells as the non-treated areas to lose as much fat.

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Ron Shelton, MD

Smartlipo or conventional liposuction can induce swelling that can last for several months, although the great majority of the swelling disappears by the first month to six weeks and then the residual swelling decreases slowly. check with your surgeon before taking long term pain medication to...

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Otto Joseph Placik, MD

Eggs are a great source of protein which is very important to the healing process. I do not see any reason why you cannot eat this if you are having the procedure under local and do not have dietary restrictions.

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Joel Schlessinger, MD

While the term hanging typically means that liposuction won't work, I have seen hundreds of patients where the combination of tumescent liposuction along with SmartLipo worked beautifully for this concern.  It all has to to with the combination, as well as knowing expectations. Most...

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Andrew Miller, MD

Swelling moves in the direction of gravity, so it is perfectly normal to see it "move down" after liposuction.  If the lower extremeties are becoming swollen, then it is important to raise the legs to allow the excess fluid to dissipate.  You can expect to have...

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