Will I See Results if 8000 Cc of Fat Was Removed During Tumescent Lipo?

     8 liters is a very significant amount, and you should notice a nice difference once the swelling subsides.  Swelling can persist for 6 months and sometimes up to 1 year following liposuction.

 

 

 

Kenneth Hughes, MD Los Angeles, CA

Eight Liters is a very large amount.  You are very early in your post operative course.  It may take months to see the results.  We usually tell patients that it may take a year to see the final results.  Please make sure your Board Certified Plastic Surgeon is aware of your concerns.  Tumescent liposuction is the instillation of tumescent fluid, (IV fluid, lidocaine, and epinephrine).  The lidocaine decreases pain.  The epinephrine reduces bruising and bleeding.  There is no pain during general anesthesia.  There may be some soreness after the procedure.  This soreness depends on how much liposuction you are doing, and other factors.  It is usually well tolerated.  It is not used for weight loss.
Jeffrey J. Roth, M.D., F.A.C.S
Board Certified Plastic Surgeon
Las Vegas Plastic Surgery

I tell patients the happiest patients from liposuction are the ones who need it least.  A patient who is in shape and near their ideal body weight with a bulge of stubborn fat will notice a big difference with a smaller volume of liposuction.  

An overweight/ obese patient with 30 L of excess fat may barely notice a very large volume reduction.  LIposuction is neither for weight loss nor treatment of obesity.

8 L of fat of fat removal is a HUGE volume for one treatment and you can expect a significant amount of swelling for the first couple of weeks.  In cases such as yours, I would expect the final outcome to generally be much better than the results seen immediately after surgery.