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You should wait until you have stopped draining and then wait until a week has passed to go for a gentle swim in cool water. But first, get clearance from your surgeon.
I recommend waiting until the entry spots are healed. This is ususally two to three weeks following the procedure.
Your question is the time before you can swim. HUMMM best to ask your surgeon of record. In my patient I allow light activity, even swimming, at 4 to 5 days. BUT that is in my patients.
I am not aware of any physiologic reason why perspiration would increase after tumescent liposuction or SmartLipo. If this is noted soon after the surgery, within several days or a week, and you have pain or a red area that hurts, you might have an infection and you should see your doctor....
The laser delivers heat energy via a catheter to liquify the fat prior to the aspiration liposuction and the heat can cause contraction and tightening of the tissues. Water jet irrigation can break through dense tissues. If one were to do fat grafting at the time of liposuction, the...
Inner thigh cellulite will probably not improve after liposuction and can be made worse. The supporting structures of the inner thigh are not the same as the outer thigh and there can be wavy folds in this location after liposuction. It's not as much the concern about gaining weight in other...
Thank you for your question. Bruising and numbness can occur with liposuction. Bruising will resolve in 1-3 weeks. The photo is limited but I would go see your Plastic Surgeon for an examination and for reassurance. Best Wishes
Those patients who have dents after liposuction might benefit from fat injections done in these areas to lift them. For those who have lumps, additional focal liposuction with small cannulae may flatten the areas. Pain after liposuction has to be evaluated in person by an expert to...
Liposuction is safest when tumescent local anesthetic is performed. That means high volume, low concentration of Xylophone (Lidocaine) local anesthetic and adrenaline. The safety and numbers of tumescent liposuction were investigated and invented by Dr. Jefferey Klein, a dermatologist...
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