Lipo on abdomen 8 days post op. How long will it stay swollen?

Only your board certified plastic surgeon in consultation with your other doctors can answer your question. I salute your decision to go forward but clearance from your neurons surgeon is a must. See a board certified plastic surgeon and make sure he has prevail ages to do this surgery at a...

Why not have Interventional Radiology insert a drainage device under radio grafts as I hjave had dom=ne to patients here in MIAMI? 

Your garment sounds too tight.Never wear a garment that is uncomfortable or causing such symptoms.Consider a lighter girdle such as Spanx, if your surgeon recommends wearing one.After a month, it may be ok to stop the garment. Ask your surgeon. Best wishes.

You are still in the acute post operative period.I counsel all of my patients, who undergo Lipo of Abdomen , that the first morning after surgery you feel more thin than the subsequent days for a week to 10 days. It is common, even expected to retain fluid. This can occur to the extent that...

Hi ColoradoMaiden.  Short answer is yes, but it takes up to a  year, and depends a lot on type of lipo and volume.You had a large volume removed from a relatively small area, so a lot of trauma to resolve.  The lumps and swelling will take up to a year to resolve.  This is a...

Thank you for taking the time to research this problem and look for answers. The fullness in your armpit is quite common and is almost always a little clump of breast tissue that has to be surgically removed. Liposuction is of no benefit. It may be a good thing to do someday but not for at least...