I had abdominal lipo yesterday, and the right and left sides of my waist are distinctly uneven. My left side cuts in sharply at the bottom of my rib cage, while the right side curves down smoothly, the way I hope it will look in a few months. Is this cause for concern? Thanks.
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Liposuction of the lower back and sacral fat is a GREAT operation which has come to be known as "Back Scoop Surgery". (Very Ben and Jerry-ish on the part of the media...)
The operation defines the upper borders of the buttocks, the V zone valley between the separating buttock...
A month or more after liposuction, the equipment that performs lymphatic drainage massage should not interfere with the insertion scars but if done sooner, there may be trauma which will upset the healing and appearance of them.
At this 5 week time frame, it is completely normal to still be swollen. I typically do not take after photos until 6 weeks after liposuction. However this is no where near healed. Typically it takes about 6 months for the body to heal a liposuction and have the swelling resolve. At 5 weeks after...
