Does Liposuction Leave Scars?

Please be aware that my comments
here are general and can’t be taken as specific medical advice. Thanks for your
question. Liposuction is technically surgery, and all surgery causes scarring
of some type or another. Happily, today’s liposuction cannulas fit through very
small incisions. Additionally, surgeons are trained to make the incisions in
the most discreet areas possible, ensuring that the resulting scars are usually
well-concealed. While scars are permanent, over time they flatten and their colour
fades. Finally, yes, compression garments are typically required for at least a
week after surgery. They help support the treated areas as well as minimize
swelling. The garments can usually be easily concealed beneath most everyday
clothing.

Thank you for your question.  Liposuction requires that very small incisions are made to allow the instruments to pass through the skin and into the layer of subcutaneous fat.  Whenever you cut skin, by definition you will trade it in for a scar in its place, but these typically fade quite nicely and with liposuction the incisions are generally only a few millimeters in length.  It does take quite some time for scars to reach full maturity and fade, but every patient is different and I recommend that my patients use BioCorneum twice a day to help reduce the visibility of them.  To answer your question, age is on your side but genetics play the biggest role in determining how you will heal.  The good news is that most surgeons like to hide your incisions in easily concealed areas.  I recommend that my patients wear a light weight compression garments for four weeks following a liposuction procedure.  Please keep in mind, however, that each plastic surgeon will have his or her own specific post-operative protocol, which will include garment use or non-use, any recommendation to aide in scar healing, etc..., and you should defer to your operating surgeons recommendations.  I hope you find this helpful and best of luck!  

Liposuction involves making a small incision on the affected area.The visibility or deepness of the scar is dependent on a variety of factors. One of them is your complexion. If it is dark the scars will look like a small white spots about 4 mm wide. The surgeon always tries to hide them, that means making the incisions in right placement. In most patients the scars became almost invisible with the time.Scar treatment like cortisone or bleaching creams can be very helpful.Hyperpigmentation or persistent redness can be treated with a laser.I ask my patients to wear special garment at least for three weeks.