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!