I just had liposuction a week ago on the love handles, lower and mid back, and a tuck of the mid back loose skin rolls. I was given a Prednisone pack for the swelling but that lasted a week. I was wondering if there are any other oral or topical medications that will help reduce the swelling and fluid build up?
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Chronic seromas are rare after liposuction. They may occur more often with laser liposuction. A small seroma (3 to 5 cc) should not contribute to irregularities but if it gets larger you may need a drain placed. Most seromas resolve within 2 months of surgery so hang in there and follow...
Tough question, because it will depend on who you meet with, but that would be very unlikely. I would advise you to meet with a board-certified plastic surgeon to go over your options. Traveling abroad for discount plastic surgery procedures can be very risky. It is important to be able to fo...
Thank you so much for your question about your liposuction recovery.With all due respect, I do not think this treatment is likely to be effective in reducing surgical swelling.Swelling is an inherent biological process with its own time-clock.I know of nothing that speeds up that process...