I had my smart lipo surgery of my back a little over 2 weeks ago. Drainage seemed to stop 2 days later but then a few days before 2 w it began again and still going. It is day 5 now. Is this normal? The color is light yellow orangy. Doc said it was normal when I saw him a few days ago but wanted to be sure. Thank you.
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April 29, 2018
Answer: See your surgeon
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Calvin Jung, MDPhysician, Board Certified in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Your photo shows an oval ring of fat centered around your umbilicus. You've also got obvious stretch marks and loose skin above and below the umbilicus. If you do lipo only with or without a laser, I can predict reliably that your skin will wrinkle ugly above and below the umbilicus and give ...
This is an area that I usually do during a laser assisted neck and jowls liposuction. It can definitively improve this area and tighten it. Too bad it was not done during your neck lipo.
Windell C. Davis-Boutte, MD (license suspended) says:
Your question is very interesting. You mentioned feeling the sensation of "pulling stitches on the right-hand side of your hips and ribs". In that area, unless you have an entry site that was stitched closed, you’re probably feeling a sensation that is related to swelling. The skin is trying t...