When Can You Exercise After Liposuction?

Thank you for your question.  I ask that my patients refrain from any exercising and/or heavy lifting for 4 weeks following their liposuction procedure.  Patients can typically return to work in 48 hours, but I stress the importance of no exercising and heavy lifting for the first month since partaking in any of these activities can increase your risk for a complication and increase your post-operative swelling.  Recovery is crucial to your healing process and should not be rushed.  With that said, I would defer to your operating surgeon to discuss their specific post-operative and recovery protocols.  

Moderate exercise can be resumed after one week, depending on the size of the area and how many areas are involved. However you may want to wait for about a month if it's sparring. But you should ask your surgeon.