Cellulitis After Thigh Lift/Lipo: Follow Up

Thigh lifts can take some time to heal.  Cellulitis can occur, and lead to delayed healing.  However once the cellulitis is under control the wounds will heal.  Often they heal well enough that no other treatment or scar revision is necessary.  At this stage it sounds like you need to patient and allow for things to heal.

Sincerely,

Martin Jugenburg, MD

Thank you for your question regarding cellulitis after thigh lift/lipo. I believe a lot of the tenderness and tightness you are experiencing are still due to residual swelling. Ways to minimize swelling are compression and lymphatic massage. I would suggest these two modalities. In my opinion, walking causes more swelling than healing. Therefore, in my opinion, I would do more compression, lymphatic massage, and elevation. Also, I would try to decrease your amount of walking. Thank you for your question regarding cellulitis after a thigh lift.

It's not unusual for patients to develop swelling following thigh lift surgery. When surgery is complicated by infection, swelling may increase significantly and may last for prolonged periods of time.Although your infection appears to be adequately treated, your swelling may continue for several weeks. In the interim, it's important to maintain contact with your plastic surgeon to monitor for the recurrence of infection. It's also important to remember that swelling occurs normally following this type of procedure. Under these circumstances, compression, massage and physical activity may facilitate recovery.