What is the best , safest , and fastest recovery time liposuction option for upper/lower abdomen and flanks ?

The vast majority of patients undergoing liposuction are capable of returning to their work the following day. Soreness is usually minimal. My patients may return to full athletic activity as soon as they wish. I ask that a compressive garment be used in the first few weeks.

Recovery from liposuction is pretty quick other than the feeling of being bruised for a week or so.  Options probably don't change it too much.  It is more the amount that needs to be done and the care with which it is performed.  Some swelling may persist for a while but that shouldn't slow you down.  You will need to wear some compression to get the best results.Dr Rodger ShorttOakville Plastic SurgeonAssistant Clinical Professor &Director of Cosmetic Surgery Training,McMaster University

Many patients will be back at work in three days, but you will be wearing a compression garment (like spanx) for a week or two and your energy level will be down.  Pain is rarely an issue after traditional liposuction, however power tools (laser, ultrasonic etc) will potentially cause other tissue injury that may delay healing and lead to other complications.

There are many good techniques for liposuction. In my opinion, the fastest recovery is often with either traditional or PAL( the non heating component systems).

Thanks for your question. Every patient recovers differently. Typically, recovery can range from 5-7 days for liposuction and up to two weeks for
more extensive body lifting procedures.

There is no best recovery time.Recovery time is just what it says it's recovery time.There's no way to speed up or slow down the healing process.The recovery depends on each individual's perception after the procedure and how the procedure is performed.Most patients are back to low impact normal activities in a few days though high impact activities can take three weeks or longer.talk to your plastic surgeon to see what his or her thoughts are about recovery.Best,Mats Hagstrom M.D.

Dear Ana_SavicRDH,

Thank you for your clinical
post. Photographs would certainly be
helpful as the answer depends upon several factors such as skin tone and
elasticity. If you are young, have
excellent skin tone and elasticity virtually any liposuction technique, old
school, old fashion traditional liposuction with tumescent anesthesia and
microcannulas and power assisted non-thermal systems will all remove fat and
the skill of the aspirating surgeon will determine the overall contour. If your skin is in excellent tone, elasticity
will allow recoil and you’ll have no laxity following these traditional
non-thermal techniques.

However, if you have a degree of
laxity and loose skin and a significant amount of fat reduction of the fat
without synchronous skin tightening can result in laxity and irregularity. In these circumstances there’s no question
that thermal liposuction systems such as BodyTite and SmartLipo are shown
between 17% and 35% area contraction which will be important for those
individuals that have had weight loss, weight gain, multiple children or who
are older and do not have the skin tone they once had when they were younger.

Regardless of the technique used to
control the skin most patients can be back to low impact more sedentary
activities by the next day and often can return to work in several days. Low impact activities at 3 weeks and high
impact activities such as jogging and running at 6 weeks. A compression garment to control and shrink
wrap the result is usually required and occasionally even a small internal
drain.

A consultation with a surgeon that
offers all forms of liposuction with the breadth and width of options will give
you the best possible contour outcome and I would seek the opinion of one or
two well-regarded physicians in the Toronto market.

I hope this information is of some
assistance and best of luck.

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