Wear Liposuction Garment and Skin Burn? (photo)

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Hi, I had liposuction 16 days ago, i've got burn on my leg accidentally during the surgery ( outside on my skin) :( I was wearing my garment about 14 days but my burn almost got infected and it was instead drying out was "melting" . Please help me what to do to make it heal my burn but at the same time not to ruin the result of the liposuction? Can I wear the garment or how can I wear them?

Kenneth Hughes, MD · Answer

This is a bit difficult to determine from the single picture and without observing you throughout the course of the postoperative period.  I would defer to your surgeon and follow his or her advice.

	Kenneth Hughes, MD

	Los Angeles, CA

Vincent N. Zubowicz, MD · Answer

You should follow the specific instructions of your plastic surgeon. With proper care a second degree burn should heal within the week and then can receive the compressive garment.

Hayley Brown, MD, FACS · Answer

You should be able to treat your burn and wear your liposuction garment simultaneously. Depending on what your doctor advises, you probably need an antimicrobial cream such as silvadene or bacitracin and a non adherent sterile gauze over it. You can cover this with a thicker piece of gauze and put the compression garment right over it to hold the dressing in place. It is fine to remove the garment to shower and keep things clean for small periods of time, or even to air it out for short periods of time. Your plastic surgeon will offer the best advice after observing your progress.

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