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Liposuction performed with sedation and local anesthesia or local anesthesia alone decreases some of the risks of Addison's disease that exist during induction for general anesthetic. Nevertheless, the operation should be performed with the advise and consent of the endocrinologist.
A person with Addison's disease can have liposuction provided that the disease is well controlled and clearance is given by the managing endocrinologist. The anesthesiologist and surgeon will have to be made aware of this to allow for stress dose steroids, and the healing will be compromised to some extent. Kenneth Hughes, MD Los Angeles, CA
Compression Garments after Liposuction Surgery Guidelines - Is Spanx a reasonable product: My personal opinion is that the first garment should be fitted for you in the office prior to surgery and applied in the operating room. Often it will become loose as the edema is mobilized and then it...
A hematoma should always be drained if it is clinically significant. If there is no distinct fluid collection, sometimes this is not possible. A chronic fluid collection is not something you want, because this can cause a contour deformity and may have to be surgically...
Hello, Unless there was also some sort of 'tuck' performed on the abdomen, or there was also some other procedure, lying front side down (on your tummy) should not pose any problem whatsoever after suction lipectomy of the abdomen. Best of luck.
If the hematoma is clinically significant and can be drained, it is usually prudent to do so. Without the benefit of an exam, I would not be able to advise any more clearly than that. Your doctor may have felt that this was a diffuse bruise that could not be effectively...
Any procedure can cause this risk, but it seems to be more likely in ultrasonic lipo and laser lipo that use an energy source, compared to standard lipo methods.
Following surgery, your surgical incision sites will go through a maturation process. For the first few months they will be red and possibly raised and/or firm. Some of this may be due to the multiple passes of the liposuction wand (cannula). Uncommonly it can indicate an infection. Some...
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