Pain in Right Flank Area After Lipo

Commonly after liposuction, you will experience numbness due to a condiiton called a neuropraxia. As the nerves recover you may experience pain, tingling, pins & needles, etc. These are called dysesthesias. IT is not uncommon to occur more on one side than the other. Typically this is most active 10-20 days after surgery and will likely resolve on its own. As always, you should discuss this with your surgeon to make sure there are no other possible treatable causes.

Your pain may be general healing, but because of the symptoms and its location, you should see your surgeon to make sure there is no pneumothorax or air in the cavity surrounding the lung. If you are short of breath then go to the emergency room but let your surgeon know.

You are still very early after your surgery and not uncommon to have some pain.  This can be on one side more than the other.  There is some numbness that is part of the surgery and tingling and shooting pains that happen as well.

Hope that helps.

Pain in right flank area after lipo is most likely residual blood in the muscle. It will improve over the next 2 months.

From MIAMI Dr. B

Without examining you I couldn't be sure, but it is common for patients to have discomfort after lipo and this can be sharp shooting pains or even electricity like sensations.