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4 Months After Smartlipo Touch Up, Could It Be Swelling Still?

6281anonApr 5, 2012
4 months after my smartlipo touch up below my bellybutton, (they broke up some fibrosis and did a small touch up) could it be swelling still? gets better and worse (not sure but I think when I eat salty food?). Massage therapist said it doesn't feel like scar tissue, and the massages arent making it better anymore (although she broke up some scar tissue in the first couple treatments) what could it be? Can I help it somehow, or does it just need more time, or?

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Dr. Misbah Khan MD, FAAD, FACMS
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Answered on Apr 6, 2012
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