Post Lipo Hardness and Stiffness, What Should I Do?

The tight bands that you are experiencing under your skin after liposculpture is what Dr. Andy Kaczynski of Sacramento, California, refers to as organized swelling.  This is not scar tissue and I believe, if treated early, can be gotten rid of 100% of the time.  What you need to do is increase the blood supply to these injured areas to allow your body's natural healing processes to work their magic. 

 

In my practice, (1) I use DMSO, a liquid which helps open redundant blood vessels in your tissue as well as decreasing the inflammation causing some of the swelling.  DMSO for the body is best diluted with some products to make it okay for human tissue, as the pure stuff is used only in veterinary medicine.  Rumor has it that everyone in the Tour de France bathes in DMSO to decrease the inflammation from bicycling.  (2) Post operative ultrasound (the kind the physical therapist uses to get rid of sore muscles, not the kind that the gynecologist uses to find the baby in your uterus) converts sound waves into heat which increases the blood supply to an area and also seems to level out what semi variable fat cells remain in your tissue. 

 

Since you have had multiple seromas, your plastic surgeon should be consulted prior to implementation of any of the above. 

hello  . Numbness around suction area will improve a few weeks after the procedure; lumpiness will also decrease with time although massaging can quicken the softening. #post-op #options

I have my patients start daily massaging of the treated areas at around 1 week and then more aggressive massaging in the form of endermologie at 2 weeks. This helps break up the scar tissue and decrease the swelling.