What Happens if a Post-liposuction Compression Garment Gets Wet?

Thank ypu for your question.  Ankle liposuction can be performed but very carefully with an experienced surgeon.  Swelling will last longer and compression stocking are placed for a longer period of time.   Best Wishes. 

   Any concerns of abnormal swelling need to be investigated by your plastic surgeon.  Although this may be normal postoperative swelling, this may represent a fluid collection that needs to be drained or something else.  Kenneth Hughes, MD Los Angeles, CA

Seromas do not cause bruising.  You might have some residual blood in the tissues that is breaking down and spreading throughout the lympahtic system of the skin.  Hardening in the areas is normal as the fluid has swelled the local tissue, and should resolve over the next several weeks...