Lots of Swelling at 3 Weeks After Tummy Tuck?

Without pictures, it is difficult to truly give a good answer to your questions.  At three weeks, swelling being present in the surgical areas is very normal.  Sometimes people will feel larger and bloated for several weeks.  It will pass with time.  You are still very early in the recovery period.

Swelling at 3 weeks after tummy tuck and liposuction is absolutely normal. Having swelling in the areas that were liposuctioned is normal, and yes it can even look puffier than before (early on, and then it gets better with time). Without seeing you one cannot say whether your case in particular is normal. I would not expect the volume in the liposuctioned areas to double in size though. That sounds more dramatic and I would make sure you are keeping close followup with your operating surgeon. I have found that patients who have tummy tuck with abdominal or flank (love handles) liposuction tend to keep their drains in a little longer, be swollen a little longer, and wear a binder a little longer than when the tummy tuck is done without liposuction. The results of liposuction will not be at the final result at 3 weeks in any patient. This is still considered early in your postoperative course. Generally speaking it is normal to feel bloated and swollen at 3 weeks, but I recommend seeing your surgeon to make sure you don't have anything more serious going on.