Hard Lumps Normal After Tumescent Liposuction?

It’s not unusual for patients to experience lumps and bumps
following tumescent liposuction for a variety of reasons.  During this procedure the liposuction
cannula is passed through the subcutaneous tissue creating a series of
tunnels.  Following surgery
patients wear compression garments to collapse these tunnels and remodel the
soft tissue.  Unfortunately, blood
may accumulate along these tracts. 
When this occurs and these clots solidify, they form lumps, bumps and
areas of uneven of unevenness in the subcutaneous tissue.

                  Gentle
massage of these areas usually results in resolution of the problem.  If you have concerns about hard lumps
following tumescent liposuction make sure you discuss them with your plastic
surgeon.  Your surgeon should be
able to formulate a treatment plan for this problem.

Swelling is common, and the pants frequently act like a tourniquet and inhibit the fluids ability to reabsorb or flow with gravity.  This should subside and the compression garment should help as well.