Why Do I Suddenly Look Pregnant After Abdominal Liposuction??

Thank you for submitting your question. Liposuction in
the first few weeks will result in mild pain, Swelling and bruising. Minimize
activities and use of a compression binder will help with the immediate
swelling. Final results will take 6-12 months.  Discuss your concerns with your plastic surgeon. Best Wishes

The fat wouldn't come back, since it's been permanently removed. What you're seeing is swelling, and it will get better. Continue to wear your garment as advised.

If you have sudden fullness after liposuction, you may have a seroma (fluid collection) or less likely a hematoma (blood collection).  In either case, you should contact your doctor and be seen.  They most likely can drain the fluid in the office with local anesthesia.  

 

Good Luck.

Thank you for your question.

You are likely experiencing swelling which is part of the healing process ( a you should your surgeon to rule out seroma).  The swelling can take months to subside and even longer for skin to “redrape".  At that point you will see the final results. 

Best Wishes.

The "sudden" increase in the size of your abdomen two weeks following liposuction may just represent normal swelling. This can persist for several more weeks or more before beginning to subside. Less likely though possibly, this could also represent an abnormal fluid accumulation known as a seroma; even rarer - a hematoma.

You may want to discuss this situation with your surgeon. 

Swelling is quite common after liposuction and you have to give it a few months to settle down.  It usually gets better with time.

 Swelling in the abdomen two weeks after liposuction can be very normal.  Reasons can include:


Routine swelling

Removing the compression garment

Increasing your activity level (or exercise)

A pocket of trapped fluid (seroma)

A pocket of blood (hematoma)


Check with your surgeon to make sure it is not something that needs to be treated, such as a seroma or hematoma.

It is not possible for the fat to come back in the areas treated with liposuction two weeks after surgery.

The fat does not come back and it is too early to accumulate new fat in the remaining fat cells. It is normal for patients to see swelling after they remove the garment. This will decrease gradually over 6-8 weeks. Sometimes patients get a fluid collection or hematoma. You would need to be seen by your doctor to determine this.