Does my Lipo Drainage Tube Site Looked Infected? (photo)

   The patients who tend to have healing issues with larger volume liposuction procedures tend to be the ones who do not wear the compression garments at all, wear them very inconsistently, or do not wear them snugly covering all areas of liposuction.  8 hours should not have much...

I cannot see a banana roll in your posted photos. Liposuction in this area is risky enough but in the absence of a banana roll it will likely be disastrous. That is the problem with the internet today patient's are partially educated and partial education is sometimes worse than not being...

I am sorry to hear about your daughter's distress. The good news is that she sounds like a good candidate for liposuction to remove the excess fat between her thighs. I/we have performed this procedure dozens of times on men and women of all ages in a simple 1 hr procedure under local anesthesia...

Non surgical fat reduction and skin tightening ( both of this happens with liposuction) can be achieved with many machines. Each of these may use a different technology. Cool sculpting ( cryolipolysis) , Ultrashape power (Ultrasound), Exillis Ultra ( USG and Radio frequency), Sculp...

    In HIV patients, I use disposable equipment so that these instruments are only used once.  This adds to the cost, but, if the patient is otherwise healthy, liposuction can be performed.  Kenneth Hughes, MD Los Angeles, CA

 Yes, you are correct. Bruising would be very unusual 4 1/2 months following any surgery unless you are on a blood thinner and/ or these are new bruises. The discoloration most likely is hemosiderine deposits which have deposited under your skin following resolution of the bruise. The good...