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Thank you for your question. I do recommend that my patients use topical scar preparations (including silicone sheeting products) for at least the first six months following their surgical procedure. With that said, silicone sheeting might now be as effective on your incisions that are already roughly 9 months old. I would recommend following up with a board-certified operating surgeon to discuss how you have healed and whether topical treatments, lasers and/or micro-needling treatments would be most effective and worthwhile.
There is no evidence that scar creams are of any benefit. Their use should be at the direction of your surgeon.
At nine months out, the effect you get from silicone is likely to be minimal. Silicone sheeting works best when used in the first several months after a procedure. At this point, if your scars are still noticeable, I would look more towards other modalities such as laser resurfacing, or micro-needling. Discuss this with board-certified plastic surgeons.Best of luck!Dr. SubbioBoard-Certified Plastic SurgeonNewtown Square/Philadelphia, PA
To answer your question, I have never used drains for any liposuction procedure and feel that compression garments suffice to aid in recovery. I also choose to hide my incisions to the degree possible in areas that will not show or show minimally and keep them as small as possible. Leaving a d...
Almost all seromas resulting from liposuction involve the ancillary use of a laser or ultrasound. Treatment by sequential aspiration generally solves the problem.
Legs swell for a very long time it is essential you have compression, lymphatic massage and hyperbaric oxygen at this time. Best, Dr. Emer.
