Liposuction Bruising: How to Get Rid of Bruising After Lipo?

Patients undergoing liposuction
often develop swelling and bruising following this procedure. During the
procedure, the liposuction cannula is passed through the subcutaneous tissue.
This causes disruption of blood vessels and lymphatic channels and cellular
injury which results in bleeding, bruising, and swelling.

Significant improvements in
swelling and bruising can be seen in the first 3 weeks following surgery, with
the majority gone in about 3 months. Small amounts of swelling may persist up
to a year following surgery.

Both swelling and bruising can be
minimized by using tumescent technique and small liposuction cannulas. In the
postoperative period, we generally recommend the use of compression support
garments for about 3 weeks following surgery. We also recommend a low salt diet
before and after liposuction. Exercise is usually started early in the
post-operative period and we want patients to ambulate as soon as possible
following surgery. Massage is also helpful. It decreases swelling by mobilizing
retained fluid following the procedure.

All of these steps help to minimize
the duration of swelling and bruising following surgery. It’s important to
realize that swelling and bruising usually resolve with time regardless of the
post-operative management.

Thanks for your question. Healing after liposuction is usually pretty straight forward.  There is a process of swelling and bruising that peaks at 3 days after surgery and then undergoes the first stage of major resolution in the first 2 weeks after surgery.  The lateer phase of healing takes place over the 2-3 months after surgery where everything really settles and softens.  It is after this time that we are getting close to the final result, though this varies patient to patient. 

Thank you for your question. It is good to consult all this doubts with your board certified plastic surgeon to get the best desired results.
Kind Regards,Dr. Emmanuel Mallol Cotes.-