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Hello. Great question. Congratulations on your procedure. I will suggest following up with your surgeon to examine if it is fluid or just swelling. Keep in mind you are very early in your recovery process.
Yes, you have swelling, which can last 3-6 months after your procedure. I recommend adding hyperbaric oxygen and lymphatic massage along with your compression to help decrease swelling. To improve your final results, I also recommend adding vanquish for further fat removal, exilis/venus legacy for skin tightening, cellutone/z wave to make the skin smooth, remove scar tissue, and improve the skin’s appearance. Best, Dr. Emer
Yes, your lower abdomen will have more fluid because of gravity. Please read your post operative instructions and information about what to expect.
You need to call your surgeon's office and ask. No one else can tell you why that is there or what happened in surgery.
At only 4 days after abdominal liposuction patients should expect to be quite swollen.In fact, things will indeed look worse than before the procedure! Also, it is common to be even more swollen at a week after liposuction than you are during the first couple days.It will take MONTHS before ...
I like to use external ultrasound treatments to help with the swelling and lumps at this stage. It is less aggressive on the fat than radiofrequency.
Thanks for the question. Generally, most patients can fly within 24 to 48 hours after liposuction surgery. However, car or airplane travel should be avoided to prevent the risk of blood clots in the legs. I wish you all the best.
You might ask for an ultrasound examination of the lump to see if it is fluid (seroma) or swelling from surgery. If it is fluid, it can be drained; if it is swelling, massage can be helpful. If it is residual fat, you may need a revision later.
Burns are not from liposuction, but might be from laser or ultrasound assisted procedures. Usually these are not used when harvesting fat for grafting. Don't believe everything you read on the Internet, especially from nonprofessionals.