Is it normal to have itching after liposuction?

June 11, 2017
Asked By:notlookingback in Los Angeles, CA

I had a BBL performed May 2, 2017 so it's been about six weeks exactly I still have my body girdle and I have a waist trainer and for some reason where the lipo has been suctioned it becomes so itchy at times I can't help myself I use hydrocortisone and Benadryl for the itching... is it normal to inch where you have lipo??? Is it itching because my skin is tightening or why is it so itchy

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Answer: Itching after Liposuction--After care includes RF treatments (Venus Legacy, Exilis Ultra) Cellutone/zwave, hyperbaric oxygen

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Jed H. Horowitz, MD, FACSBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
June 12, 2017

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June 12, 2017

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