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Retaining water year after liposuction. Is this normal?

Glorious6280May 26, 2021
February 2020 I had lipo & bbl. I had lipo on my inner thighs , arms, hips and lower back. After waking up from surgery I remember feeling so much pain and burning. Since then I would experience often tingling in my feet, legs and I have been retaining water so bad My primary doctor had to put me on Lasix because putting my feet up and staying away from salt wasn’t working. Is this normal ? Also my results came out horrible and uneven . Almost like he forgot to do one side or the other

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Dr. Mats Hagstrom, MD (license on probation)
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Answered on May 29, 2021
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