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This depends on several factors, including but not limited to your health, amt. of fat present, complications after surgery, and the overall goal. Usually a time period of a year is advisable, but this decision should be made with your Board Certified Plastic Surgeon and you in a consultation.
There is no set time to wait. Mostly it depends on how rapidly you are up and around after your major surgery. Assuming it is other areas of the body that are being treated you should be OK in a month or so.
Laser lipolysis (laser liposuction) should not be used to treat under eye bags. Laser lipolysis is a treatment that melts the fat so it can be removed by a power assisted cannula. Smartlipo is a brand of laser liposuction. If you are experiencing under eye bags, it is likely due to a...
I would go and see a Dr. who specializes in connective tissue disorders, likely someone in Internal medicine and or Dermatology and let them guide your decision. Follow their advice as they will be giving you years of experience in the advice.
You are correct that liposuction of the face can cause some irregularities and laser liposuction can be better, but it is not a guarantee. Laser liposuction of the chin and jowls typically responds well to laser liposuction and can even be done with you awake. Above the jaw line (like...
Talk with your oncologist and ask if they think the time is acceptable for the stress on your body. If they give you the green light, then proceed, but always keep them informed of your decisions, and listen to their advice.
The formation of scar tissue is common after liposuction as this is how we heal. This will vary with the amount of liposuction performed, the percent of fat removed, and technique involved. The dimpling is from an uneven removal and or aggressive removal. Also this could just...
When multiple sites are done with liposuction, the limiting factor is the amount of local anesthetic needed. The more fat to be removed, whether per zone or because of multiple areas, the amount of local anesthetic used is greater, but there is a maximum safe amount of local anesthetic that can...
