Is a hernia after liposuction common?

Question

I had liposuction 9 days ago (mons pubis and inner thighs) & am doing well. After my surgery, I used my abdominal muscles a lot to pull myself in and out of bed etc, since my legs were very sore. Now, I have a soreness in the mons pubis area that I'm worried is a hernia from straining. It hurts when I cough or sneeze. My surgeon says I still have hardening of the tissues there, but its the pain when i cough, sneeze, or bend that worries me. Is this common?

Jason Emer, MD · Answer

The liposuction could not have caused this hernia, if it is one. It sounds as if you are swollen and have healing. Id suggest venus legacy or velashape treatments and a proper hernia evaluation.  Please trust your sugeon.  Best, Dr. Emer.

Sumit Saxena, MCh · Answer

its uncommon.   get an ultrasonography to rule out. usually this doesnt happen and is not a common complaint

Joseph Franklin, MD · Answer

Hernias around the mons pubis are rare.  Some swelling and hardening of the tissues is common following liposuction and will resolve.  Would speak with your plastic surgeon.  If you are still concerned, a CT scan or an ultrasound would be the easiest method to radiographically rule it out.  I suspect that you have simply strained those muscles and it should improve over time.

Mats Hagstrom, MD (license on probation) · Answer

I have not heard of liposuction causing a hernia.There have been cases of patients having belly button or umbilical hernias that become more visible after liposuction.A hernia around the mons pubis is really not possible.People do get inguinal hernia, but those are over on either side of the mons pubis.If someone has had previous abdominal surgery with an incision in the midline, then it is possible to develop a hernia where the incision was. This is referred to as a ventral hernia.Typically, hernias do not give pain with the exception of something called an incarcerated, or strangulated, hernia.In such cases, patients have a continuous pain and can't get sick very quickly.I'm glad you checked in with your plastic surgeon.Please let him or her know if you have any changes.My best guess is that you do not have a hernia, and your symptoms will get better with time. Best of luck,Mats Hagstrom, M.D.

Enriquillo Clime Rivera, MD - Account Suspended · Answer

Thank you for the question.i think if you have a hernia indeed it was probably there before the surgery.but if your surgeon have evaluated you and does not think of a hernia you should be ok,a sonography of the abdominal wall can be of help, ask your surgeon and maybe you can do the text and feel more safe.

Is a hernia after liposuction common?

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