I am four months after an abdominal liposuction and ab etching. I was not overweight, just love handles. The love handle area is still swollen and numb with creasing. My surgeon is concerned, but he said there doesn't appear to be anything wrong and I just need to wait it out. My question is, if there is something wrong, is there anything I should be doing about it or do I just do as he says and wait it out? In the last two months the swelling has hardly reduced at all. update: 5/10/12 A five month visit to my surgeon, and he was quite disturbed. He feels the hard swelling is definitely scar tissue, and he says it will never go away. He is trying to break it up using corticosteroid injections (internet says this will just soften the scar), and if that fails he says he would have to use a tummy tuck to ever look normal again. Opinions about the steroids or other thoughts/options? Should I trust him to do more surgery? Thanks!
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Answer: Swelling Four Months After Abdominal Liposuction?
I think that adding liposuction to a tummy tuck will always improve your results. In my experience, I do Lipoabdominplasty (combining both). The issues are that we can't be super aggressive with the liposuction because it could represent a compromise to the abdominal tissue. In this case,...
Liposuction can be used as a cosmetic procedure to enhance muscle definition in individuals who are already lean but have localized areas of stubborn fat that obscure the natural contours of their muscles. This procedure is often referred to as "liposculpture" or "body contouring," and it is...
Abdominal etching, when performed after liposuction, is a procedure designed to enhance the appearance of the abdominal muscles by selectively removing fat to create the illusion of more defined contours. While abdominal etching can certainly contribute to a more sculpted look, it's important to...
