Thanks for your question! At 5 days post-op, persistent swelling is still normal. Facetite is usually done with infusion of tumescent fluid so there can be 'extra' swelling that will decrease with time! Facetite isn't necessarily 'reversible' - it depends on what you mean by reversible. Facetite is simply emission of radiofrequency through tissue and there isn't an injectable or alternative that can take that away. With regards to fluid drainage, forced drainage is really only viable with consolidated fluid such as seromas, or when enough tissue has been dissected away from it's base that a drain can be placed. Since Facetite doesn't require this level of dissection, drains are not able to be placed for these procedures. Give it time and the swelling will decrease ). Best of luck!
