Hardening 6 months post lipo? What can be done to fix it? (Photo)

To make an assessment of cosmetic surgical outcomes we generally need to see proper before and after pictures. If you don’t have before, and after pictures, then ask your surgeon to forward the pictures they took. Delivering consistent quality liposuction results is more difficult than most people realize. The number of plastic surgeons who can do these procedures well on a consistent basis are in a small minority. Mastering this procedure is not easy and takes a lifetime of commitment.
It looks like you had a very aggressive treatment in an attempt to remove almost all your subcutaneous fat. Doing that with energy equipment such as VASER and bodytite is going to create excessive scar tissue. The buildup of scar tissue is usually not a problem after liposuction as long as sufficient thickness of subcutaneous fat is maintained. When too much fat is removed, then what’s left is scar issue, which may feel unnatural and have a very surgical appearance.
Correcting poorly done, Liposuction is difficult, and sometimes not possible.
This is especially true if the procedure was done aggressively removing most of the fat.
Postoperative treatments, generally don’t change the final outcome which is primarily based on your candidacy for the procedure in the first place, and how the procedure was performed. In other words, applying massage or other postoperative treatments aren’t really going to have an affect on what was done during surgery.
Attempt at improving poorly done liposuction results is generally done with either further liposuction, fat transfer, or a combination of both.
Sometimes converting the procedure to a skin tightening operation like a full tummy tuck for the abdomen may be a solution for some patients.Liposuction is it very permanent and more or less irreversible procedure.
If it’s not done correctly, the first time patients are left with limited options on improving the outcome.
I cannot emphasize enough the importance of provider selection when it comes to having liposuction. I generally recommend patients have multiple in person consultations before choosing a provider.
During each consultation, ask each provider to open up their portfolio and show you their entire collection of before, and after pictures of previous patients, who have similar body characteristics to your own.
An experienced provider should have no difficulty showing you the before and after pictures of at least 50 previous patients.
Considering that revision work is more difficult, then primary Liposuction, the importance of choosing the right provider for any type of surgical intervention to improve liposuction results should be done with great emphasis on provider selection. Anyone who thinks this is easy to fix for the use of some special device Can fix the problem it’s probably not the right provider to seek help from.
To get an accurate assessment, I suggest having multiple inperson second opinion consultations.
To get a quality assessment, I suggest coming prepared bringing with you a complete set of before and after pictures and preferably a copy of your operative report. You should be able to candies from your current provider.
Best,
Mats Hagstrom, MD