Best treatment to correct fibrosis post lipo? (Photo)

Thank you for your question and for sharing your concerns. Post-liposuction fibrosis and irregularities can be distressing, but there are several treatments available that can help improve the appearance of your lower abdomen. Here are some options to consider:

Manual Lymphatic Drainage (MLD):

Massage Therapy: Specialized massage techniques can help reduce fibrosis and improve lymphatic drainage. This can be particularly effective if started early in the healing process.
Radiofrequency (RF) Treatments:

Skin Tightening: RF treatments can help to tighten the skin and improve the texture by stimulating collagen production. Devices like Venus Legacy or Thermage can be considered.
Ultrasound Therapy:

Non-Invasive Treatment: Ultrasound treatments, such as Ultherapy, can help break down fibrous tissue and improve skin texture and contour.
Subcision:

Fibrosis Release: This minimally invasive procedure involves inserting a needle under the skin to break up fibrous bands, which can help smooth out irregularities.
Injectable Treatments:

Collagen Stimulators: Injectable treatments such as Sculptra can help stimulate collagen production, improving skin texture and elasticity over time.
Laser Treatments:

Resurfacing: Laser treatments like fractional CO2 or Erbium lasers can help improve skin texture and reduce the appearance of irregularities.
Topical Treatments:

Scar Creams and Silicone Sheets: These can help soften and flatten fibrous tissue over time.
Surgical Revision:

Liposuction Revision: In some cases, a surgical revision may be necessary to correct significant irregularities. This should be done by a board-certified plastic surgeon with experience in body contouring.
Consultation:

Professional Evaluation: It’s crucial to have a consultation with a board-certified dermatologist or plastic surgeon who can assess your specific condition and recommend the most appropriate treatment plan tailored to your needs.
Each patient’s situation is unique, so a personalized treatment plan is essential for the best results. I recommend scheduling a consultation with a specialist to discuss your options in more detail.

Best of luck with your treatment!

Best regards,

This is a challenging scenario bc more lipo will likely results in more irregularities. I recommend non-invasive treatments geared to break up tissue such as endermolgie. Nothing is perfect but it may help.

I find using superficial lip sculpting with J plasma as best options for treating fibrosis due to previous Lipo especially with air sculpt must be added is multiple massages lymphatic type specialized taping. Fee $5000-$10,000. Best of virtual consult with.

Personally, I usually do not treat the lower abdomen without treating the upper abdomen.
Doing so it makes the patient’s abdomen look like it’s half treated.
While we can all see the contour irregularities of your lower abdomen, we usually need to see proper before and after pictures to have context to the outcome.
Patient with mild to moderate skin laxity are at higher risk for having contour irregularities from any form of Liposuction.
It’s very difficult to improve the contour after liposuction.
Attempt at improving the contour can make things worse.
The term fibrosis is often used for liposuction outcomes that were aggressive, left some scar tissue and especially an uneven fat distribution, which is what’s causing your contour issues.
The counter issues are related to a fat distribution, not scar tissue.
I suggest you follow up with the surgeon who did your procedure.
I also recommend you rely exclusively on in person consultations if you want to discuss treatment options.
Any surgeon who thinks it’s easy to improve your outcome should show you a good collection of before, and after pictures of previous patients who had similar Body characteristics.
Be careful with doctors who thinks it’s easy to correct this.
This may involve the provider who did your initial procedure.
Removing more fat can make it worse.
It may also be possible to improve the outcome, but not to have it look like it did before surgery or what your upper abdomen looks like.
There may be some treatment options to improve the overall appearance of your abdomen.
Correctly, done liposuction of the upper abdomen Could give him more consistent appearance to your abdomen.
This does not mean, leaving you with an uneven contour of the upper abdomen, but having the same fat thickness would look a little more natural. As I mentioned, I typically would never treat the lower abdomen without treating the upper abdomen because the appearance looks different and quite surgical.
In fact, if I treat the abdomen, I generally treat the entire torso.Good luck,
Mats Hagstrom MD