Hard lumps under skin after liposuction and tummy tuck. What can I do for these? (photo)

phoenixja123 I appreciate your concern, however it is still early in your postoperative recovery journey from liposuction. The lumps you are describing are most likely early, temporary scar tissue combined with normal postoperative swelling. Gentle self massage with moisturizer on the hardened areas will quicken recovery and ease discomfort. It can take as long as six months for all swelling and irregularities to settle down. Try to stay patient and positive and follow up with your plastic surgeon. Good luck.

Six weeks after liposuction lumps are common.  Massage may help, but time will be the best treatment.  You may not see your long term results for at least 6 months.  Kenneth Hughes, MD, ABPS Board Certified Plastic SurgeonLos Angeles, CA

Pending a formal evaluation, you may be a good candidate for a Revision Liposuction. You need a formal evaluation by an expert in body shaping and contouring to determine what is best. 
The best in body contouring not only removes fat with energy devices like VASER ultrasound but also internally heats the skin with radiofrequency devices such as Renuvion (J-Plasma), InMode BodyTite, and ThermiRF to heat the undersurface of the skin and tighten it at the same time as fat removal. These combinations are called 4D HI-DEF VASER Liposuction and can only be done by a well-trained body contouring specialist. At the same time, fat should be harvested and purified, with PRP and stem cells added, and then injected into muscles, indentations and cellulite to get body shaping and contouring. For a Brazilian butt lift (BBL), we inject the fat into the buttock for contouring and lifting, but fat can also be used in areas such as the chest/breast, arms/shoulders, calves and face.  Cellulite should also be treated with a combination of Cellfina, subcision, and/or fillers such as Bellafill, Renuva synthetic fat, or Sculptra. If skin is very loose before surgery, then it will need to be removed: tummy tuck/abdominoplasty for lower abdominal skin; breast lift for excess breast skin; and/or a brachioplasty for loose arm skin. Overall, you need a full assessment, but simple liposuction alone will not tighten skin and needs a combination of various methods -- fat removal, skin tightening, defining, fat grafting, skin removal -- to get the best in body contouring and body sculpting. See an expert. Best, Dr. Emer.