I have had 2 lipo surgeries for lipodema of legs. The 1st concentrated on thighs/saddlebags, the 2nd on hips/flanks to help reduce appearance of buttocks. There's a pocket of small saddlebag area on each hip which my surgeon says is fluid, but I fear this is an area of fat instead that was missed between the 2 ops as I had no bruising in this area. I'm only 5 days post second operation so I'm still waiting for fluid/swelling to reduce - but do you only bruise in areas where it was operated?