My husband had traditional (i.e. Not laser) liposuction on his abdomen, flanks and back 3 weeks ago. His job requires him to lift very heavy objects (up to 300 lbs) with a partner about 4-5 times per day. The rest of his duties are fairly light. How long should he refrain from this very heavy lifting? What are the risks of lifting heavy too soon?
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Unfortunately we see this several times a year when patients come in looking for help after going to an office where overaggressive liposuction is done with a laser assisted device in the upper abdomen of a slender patient, an area that does not tolerate that treatment well. I do not know...
I'm afraid answering your question is a bit difficult without examining you. Even with photos, it is not the same as being able to grab the area in question, palpate how much fat is there, assessed the quality of skin, etc. So much of the result depends upon the type of liposuction used, the...
Laser liposuctions have been so disappointing and patients have come to get the tumescent lipo with the smaller cannulas to fix many of the problems from laser lipos.. They are the cheapest lipos and for good reason. To be fair, there are some laser docs who can do a decent job of...
