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Itypically have my patients wear their compression garments for at least twoweeks after their procedure. This helps bring down the swelling as much aspossible. I've had quite a few patients wear them for longer in the pastbecause they like the extra support.
This is completely dependent upon your surgeon. I tell my patients to wear the compression wrap for 1 week all the time and then for an additional week when at home or sleeping. But I have yet to see any literature or evidence that proves that any specific amount of time is better than another.
After neck liposuction, compression treatment varies from surgeon to surgeon. I typically recommend compression all the time for 5-7 days, then only when at home and at night for the following several weeks. You should check with your surgeon what he/she recommends. Please make sure you see someone who is Board Certified in Plastic Surgery. Face liposuction is not standardly performed - it creates a danger to facial nerves.
That will vary surgeon to surgeon.Liposuction results are highly surgeon dependent. Find a board certified plastic surgeon who performs hundreds of liposuction and liposuction revision procedures each year. Then look at the plastic surgeon's website before and after photo galleries to get a sense of who can deliver the results. Kenneth Hughes, MD Los Angeles, CA
As a patient you may be able to distinguish seroma from swelling by feeling for a fluid wave. If you place your hand on one side of the area of concern and you feel a “wave” sensation with your other hand (on the other side of the area of concern) you likely have a seroma. Your surgeon wil...
Liposuction and other elective surgery can be safely done in patients who are hypothyroid and have begun treatment. (Often called low thyroid; TSH is high).Liposuction and all other elective surgery is not done in patients who are hyperthyroid. (Often call high thyroid; TSH is low). The...
At one week lumps that you feel may be related to the corset or the sutures or scar tissue from the incision. Give it time to settle down.