I'm 2 months 20 days post lipo of thighs. My thighs have reduced considerably but my thighs still hurt sometimes and massaging inner thigh is little painful. My problem is my right thigh is bigger than my left nearly 2 inches it was bigger earlier also as my right side is heavier( whole body) but now the diff has increased. 2 months post op the diff was 1 inch now it's 2 !!!. I haven't gained weight actually I have lost 2.5 kgs. What should I do is this going to be permanent. I'm very scared.
April 17, 2015
Answer: Patients with asymmetry As you noted yourself, you had some asymmetry prior to the procedure. In some cases, liposuction can help even out asymmetry. Other times, asymmetry should be accepted.Surgically treating asymmetry almost always leaves a different type of asymmetry. Had your surgeon over-treated the larger side to compensate for your baseline asymmetry, your skin could look different on one side than the other.In your case, that may have been necessary.At this point, you have no choice but to wait. I typically do not do revision surgery within the first six months.While results are close to final at three months, scar tissue has not matured yet.Follow up with your surgeon and express your concerns.If your results are uneven, you may need a revision.All surgeons need to do revisions from time to time. Surgeons who claim they have very low revision rates are often not critical enough of the results.I have a low threshold for doing the revisions. If I feel the patient can be helped by a small touchup, I'm happy to do so. We do not charge for revision surgery in my practice. My revision rate is around 10%. I feel that's about where it should be. Anything less than that, and I'm probably not delivering the very best that I can.It's critical for your surgeon to determine whether you're better off having a revision or leaving the asymmetry as is.Ask your surgeon to stand by their work.Best of luck,Mats Hagstrom, M.D.
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April 17, 2015
Answer: Patients with asymmetry As you noted yourself, you had some asymmetry prior to the procedure. In some cases, liposuction can help even out asymmetry. Other times, asymmetry should be accepted.Surgically treating asymmetry almost always leaves a different type of asymmetry. Had your surgeon over-treated the larger side to compensate for your baseline asymmetry, your skin could look different on one side than the other.In your case, that may have been necessary.At this point, you have no choice but to wait. I typically do not do revision surgery within the first six months.While results are close to final at three months, scar tissue has not matured yet.Follow up with your surgeon and express your concerns.If your results are uneven, you may need a revision.All surgeons need to do revisions from time to time. Surgeons who claim they have very low revision rates are often not critical enough of the results.I have a low threshold for doing the revisions. If I feel the patient can be helped by a small touchup, I'm happy to do so. We do not charge for revision surgery in my practice. My revision rate is around 10%. I feel that's about where it should be. Anything less than that, and I'm probably not delivering the very best that I can.It's critical for your surgeon to determine whether you're better off having a revision or leaving the asymmetry as is.Ask your surgeon to stand by their work.Best of luck,Mats Hagstrom, M.D.
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