Heavier After Lipo

It is not uncommon for individuals to retain weight in the form or fluid secondary to inflammation following liposuction for up to 6-9 monhts. It is better to focus on the goals achieved with better fillting garments than to get obsessed with a specific number.

While liposuction does remove unwanted fat, it is not a method of weight loss. It is a method of recontouring areas affected by unwanted fat deposits.  Your weight gain is may be due to muscle mass. Because you're working out regularly, you are replacing fat with lean muscle. It's a better idea to look at your muscle tone and contour rather than the bathroom scale.

Liposuction is basically meant to reduce bulges, and if that occurred, then your plastic surgeon did his or her job.  Some people retain fluid after liposuction, and this can go on, unfortunately, for a very long time.  I measure my patients weekly, and keep a record in the chart with a copy to them so they can follow their progress.  People can lose lots of bulges and never see any weight change.