Is numbness on sides of waist & down to pelvic bones at front likely permanent after 10 months?

Numbness after liposuction can happen and is typically due to nerve irritation or damage during the procedure. The nerves need time to heal, and sensation may slowly return over months to years.

Improvement in numbness, even after 10 months, is a positive sign. The extent and pace of nerve regeneration can vary from person to person. It’s possible that you may continue to experience improvements in sensation over time.

You may yet slowly improve over the next few months. However, once you have reached 1 to 1.5 years, what numbness is present will stay.

Change in sensation is not uncommon after liposuction, though much of it returns to normal as swelling resolves and healing continues. Sensation changes that have not improved after one year are often permanent.

Changes in skin sensation is normal after liposuction.
Typically skin sensation returns to normal in about six weeks to three months.
Having numbness at 10 months is not normal. I suggest you follow up with your provider.
It may be appropriate to do a two point discrimination test to determine a baseline of skin sensation to get an objective measurement which can be used to monitor progressBest,
Mats Hagstrom, MD