I had a BBL on 2/27 with full torso lipo, including upper arms and inner thighs. I know swelling is still present since I am only 6 weeks post, but it has changed from hard bands to soft, subcutaneous swelling. Sometimes at the end of the day my abdomen moves like a waterbed. I was 168 pre-op, then at week 4 I was weighing at 157 and very slim. I am retaining more water and am back to 161 or 162. When will my body release the water? I am concerned because sometimes it feels like loose skin.
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April 12, 2017
Answer: Swelling after Liposuction--After care includes RF treatments (Venus Legacy, Exilis Ultra) Cellutone/zwave, hyperbaric oxygen
You are still quite swollen at this stage and may feel the fluid. continue to wear your compressive garments. If you have questions, please call your surgeon.
You actually do have swelling that will take up to 6 months to completely resolve. Please give yourself time to heal and follow all your post operative instructions.
A revision may be helpful, but you do appear to have some loose skin. ThermiTight, treating the area with radiofrequency, possibly could be beneficial, just based on your photos.