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I would ask your surgeon as he or she will be able to give the best advice based upon healing.Find a board certified plastic surgeon who performs hundreds of liposuction and Brazilian buttlift procedures each year. Then look at the plastic surgeon's website before and after photo galleries to get a sense of who can deliver the results. Kenneth Hughes, MDLos Angeles, CA
I don't think that there is a right or wrong answer to this question. As long as the skin remains healthy and you don't end up with an infection, you are probably safe to proceed with body art a month after surgery. If there is ever a concern with wound healing, infection, or prolonged swelling from inflammation, I would wait until the skin and body feel normal.
"lipotuck" is a term coined by a local plastic surgeon in Houston that describes liposuction combined with a tummy tuck. (genius bit of marketing, kudos to the doctor). In truth, most plastic surgeons perform tummy tucks in combination with liposuction. Good luck and be safe...
Thanks for your question about length of time for recovery and "final results" after liposuction. As mentioned by Dr. Stoeckel, recovery is our body's natural process of healing after surgery. In my practice, years ago I brought a massage therapist into our office and this has probably made...
Feeling knots after liposuction is common and should go away with time but it takes patience. Typically swelling takes about 3 months to go down but the knots can take longer. Keep an eye on it and follow up with your surgeon if it doesn't resolve within a year. ac
