What Should You Eat After Lipo Surgery?

After liposuction you experience a lot of swelling, which contributes to weight fluctuation in the beginning. In order to have the best results, it is good to have a well-balanced diet, including carbohydrates, fruits, vegetables, and proteins. You should be careful not to overeat. A low salt diet and drinking water liberally will help the edema go away a bit faster as will walking increasing distances. See below link for more information

         I recommend a balanced diet with a series of protein shakes, but once again your surgeon should be providing you with this information as advice will differ.                                                                                                                                                    Kenneth Hughes, MD                                                                                                                    Los Angeles, CA

the best diet after lipo is a diet of multiple small feedings, not starvation. walking one hour also helps rev up your metabolism. don't skip meals and don't eat more than a handful and you'll see great results.

This is an interesting question. Immediately after surgery I rec just getting something in your stomach so that the pain medicine does not upset your stomach. However, I do recommend low salt diet to theoretically decrease swelling and of course keep your calories down becasue loosing a little weight postoperatively always improves results.

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     We usually recommend a low sodium/ low fat diet to achieve the best result following liposuction.