Following Smart Lipo, when is it safe for me to swim in the ocean? What can I expect as far as arm strength?

You should wait until your lipo incisions have healed shut before swimming. Four weeks should be enough for most people. Swimming and treading water have nothing to do with liposuction. Shoulder strength and cardiovascular endurance are more important than arm strength for prolonged treading in water so you should probably hop on a treadmill or elliptical machine regularly. If not, take a flotation device with you.

Congratulations,Smartlipo is a great procedure! I allow my patients to retutn to exericise after two weeks and swimming as long as the surgical sites are healed. Any questions, check with your surgeon. Best wishes and enjoy your vacation.

I put very few restrictions on any of my liposuction patients, whether I use Smart Liposuction, laser, ultrasound, or power lipo.  Time to completely heal may vary with the technique, but since the incisions are small and there is no muscle involved in the procedure, my only restriction is no soaking in water (bath or beach) for 5 days.  Any activity one wants to do otherwise is limited only by how much discomfort it causes.  I do find that impact exercise (e.g. running, tennis) is uncomfortable for about 3 weeks.  But strenuous activity without impact, including weight training and recumbent bike etc, is possible in 1-2 weeks, depending upon how much and in what areas the liposuction was done.