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What can I do to get rid of my internal scar tissue after Liposuction?

hopefull123May 26, 2010
Im 2 weeks out of surgery is there anything I can do or treatment I should get to make these knots and ropey feeling scars underneath my skin go away? should i use a cream or oil to massage? velashape or endermologie? ultrasound?

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Dr. David Hansen, MD
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