How long does swelling on the knee last after liposuction?

Conventional liposuction should not create discoloration of the skin. With the adjunctive use of a laser or ultrasound the skin is thermally treated which can result in hyperpigmentation. This may take a long time to totally resolve.

Thank you for your question and photographs and I am sorry to hear about your issues after surgery.  Compression garments are useful after liposuction procedures as they limit post-surgery swelling and pain.  Patients also appreciate the extra support that compression garments afford....

Yes you can get a more hi definition procedure and reshape the area again. I would suggest VASER hi def for a more contoured look.  Best, Dr. Emer.

The drainage is usually lasts for several days. Placing gossip had over the incision site will absorb drainage. It varies depending on whether the surgeon has closed the liposuction incisions. Some doctors elect to leave them open. Even an open incision will typically close within a few days.

Even when swelling has substantially subsided the actual measurement of the waist may not change much. A better barometer of the benefits of liposuction of the pre-and postop photographs. Liposuction is a body contour operation.