Wearing Compression Garment After Tumescent Liposuction?

Thank you for your question regarding tumescence liposuction and garment.There is no formal rule for the garment but most of us plastic surgeons recommend wearing the garment for about 4 weeks.  But you can remove it daily, starting 5-7 days post-op, for shower purposes.  That is what I do with my #Toronto patients at Visage Clinic.  It helps with the swelling and bruising and provide you with some pain control as it 'splints' the treated areas.One has to be careful though as too tight a garment can produce permanent indentations and serious swelling beyond the garment edges.I always provide my Toronto patients with 2 garments so you can wash one and still have one to wear.Those garments do not go in the washing machine:  hand-wash and hang to dry.Hope this helps!Best
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I suggest that the patients wear a compression garment for at least 6 weeks after liposuction.  If you minimize your physical activity and wear compression that would be the best ways to reduce the swelling.

Usually compression garment is used 4 to 5 weeks after liposuction.  Garment may be removed after 4 to 6  days for shower.  It is common to have swelling initially and this is the reason to wear the garment.  After the initial 30 days,  as patients return to their normal exercise schedule,  sometimes swelling may return and the garment can be used during the initial return to physical activity. Hope this helps.

Thanks so much for your question!  Every surgeon has their own preference and protocol on the wearing of compression garments after liposuction.  For my patients, I ask them to wear the compression garment 23 hours a day for the first two weeks, and then 12 hours for another 4 weeks.  Compression garments help with swelling, shaping, and smoothing things out.  Minimizing salt intake and strenuous exercise and activity can also help with swelling.  Hope this helps...best of luck!
Joyce C. Chen, MD, MPH, FACS

I personally have my liposuction patients wear the garment 24/7 except to shower for 4 weeks post op for 2 main reasons:1.) Controlling swelling: the compression on your tissues helps your body to reabsorb the edema fluid that accumulates in the tissues after any procedure. This can take quite some time to happen without help from the compression garments2.) Improving contour: the compression helps to keep the tissues adherent to the underlying structures while healing, this can help prevent the wrinkled skin appearance that can happen when the tissues heal in ways we don't want them to.For those reasons many of us would argue that the compression is as important as, if not more important than, the method of liposuction used in determining the final outcome. I would suggest putting your garment back on as it is the best way to control the swelling.Hope that helps!

You should ask your surgeon about this, however I generally recommend patients wear their compression garment day and night for 3 weeks then another 3 weeks during the day only. Reduce salt intake and drink plenty of fluids to encourage going to the washroom regularly. This can help.

Patients who undergo tumescent
liposuction can expect swelling and discomfort following this procedure.  In an effort to decrease swelling, most
surgeons utilize compression garments in the post- operative period.  Although each patient should be
considered individually, we generally recommend three to four weeks of
compression following liposuction.

Compression minimizes swelling and
decreases post-operative pain.  It
helps to remodel the soft tissue by collapsing tunnels created by the
liposuction cannula during the procedure.  Compression contributes significantly to the contour
improvement seen with this procedure.

Swelling and water retention
following tumescent liposuction can be reduced with compression massage,
exercise and low salt diets.  These
maneuvers ultimately improve the post-operative experience by minimizing
swelling and discomfort following this procedure.

Compression garments help to control the post op swelling. I advise my patients to wear them 24x7 for 4 weeks, and for 12 hours over the next 4 weeks. Our post op protocol also involves anti inflammatory / anti edema meds for a week post op & lymphatic massage. The massage sessions are started after 7-10 days following the procedure.

You should plan on a good six to eight weeks of use. Thank you for your question and good luck with everything.

You'll find a different answer from almost every surgeon!  It's a surgeon preference thing, rather than being scientifically proven.

I recommend 2 weeks of 24 hours per day, then 2 weeks of 12+ hours per day, then patient discretion thereafter.