Is 9,000cc an extreme amount of fat to be removed in an outpatient procedure?

January 12, 2015
Asked By:chayes6739 in Memphis, TN

I had 9,000cc removed from lower upper abdomen and flanks in an outpatient clinic and am very swollen to the point that my compression garment is cutting me into . Is this normal or should this much have been taken at once .

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