Nine weeks ago, I had smart lipo to my knees, outer and inner thighs and banana roll. My weight is still 5-7 pounds above what it was pre-lipo even with very clean eating and daily exercise. Will wearing the compression garment at this point reduce swelling and assist with permanent skin tightening and improved results?
June 7, 2018
Answer: No benefit to long-term garment use Thank you for your question. SmartLipo is geared toward reducing your postoperative requirements. The laser energy should help reduce swelling and bruising resulting in shorter recovery times. My recommendation after I perform SmartLipo is compression garment use for 24 hours only for the first week and then at night for subsequent 3 weeks. Most patients should have virtually no swelling by 4 weeks. In addition I do not allow my patients to exercise until that 4 week mark. At 2 months I rarely see any benefit to wearing a compression garment. Furthermore the skin tightening will occur naturally as your collagen remodels.
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June 7, 2018
Answer: No benefit to long-term garment use Thank you for your question. SmartLipo is geared toward reducing your postoperative requirements. The laser energy should help reduce swelling and bruising resulting in shorter recovery times. My recommendation after I perform SmartLipo is compression garment use for 24 hours only for the first week and then at night for subsequent 3 weeks. Most patients should have virtually no swelling by 4 weeks. In addition I do not allow my patients to exercise until that 4 week mark. At 2 months I rarely see any benefit to wearing a compression garment. Furthermore the skin tightening will occur naturally as your collagen remodels.
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