I went to a local doctor to have Smart Lipo on my arms. The doctor stared injecting the solution, and it caused me a lot of pain. I have had liposuction several times, and once with this doctor, and have never had this reaction. Long story short, I had the doctor stop. When I went to see a surgeon about having my arms done under general ( because the first doctor said my arms were probably just very sensitive and that was the problem), he was aghast that the lidocaine was left in my arm.
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September 7, 2016
Answer: Injected lidocaine can't be removed. It gets absorbed by your body in a few hours.
Thank you for your question and photograph.It is important to be patient and discuss your concerns with your surgeon because they are most familiar with you anatomy and procedure. You are still quite early in your recovery and swelling is still present. Swelling occurs in all patients after...
Lawrence Broder, MD (license disciplinary actions) says:
Yes, we try to reuse incisions when redoing smartlipo liposuction. However the reason you may need a revision may be due to the fact that not enough or the wrong incisions were made. So while nobody likes incisions, your overall results are more important and new incisions...
Smartlipo uses heat to melt or burn the fat and Waterlipo uses water to dislodge the fat. I do not usually use smartlipo to remove fat but it is excellent to use after the fat is removed to tighten the skin as the heat from the laser causes skin retraction. Water Assisted Lipo is a great...