Age 50 Abs and Flanks Liposuction - Bethesda, MD

I had smartlipo. Good luck with your decision! It's great not to have so much extra flab around the middle!

I paid $6,000 which included pre- and post-op/follow-up appointments, the operating room fee and the compression garment. I did pay for the prescription pain meds but didn't touch them; I did fine with Tylenol Arthritis Pain Relief. As for the recovery, I had the procedure on a Thursday morning and went back to work on Wednesday. I went home with a drainage tube that was ready to come out on Monday but due to a snow storm, it was removed on Tuesday (I went to Dr. Richards' office and his nurse removed it). I didn't want to take a shower or drive while I had the drainage tube and would not have wanted to go to work with it. Although I was fine to return to work on Wednesday, I was walking and getting in and out of chairs gingerly and I was exhausted by the end of the day. Also sitting all day in my office chair at the computer was tiring and uncomfortable. It was much more comfortable sitting back in a recliner chair. If I had it to do over again, I would have worked from home until the next Monday. At home, I slept in the recliner chair for about 1 1/2 weeks I think. As for exercising, Dr. Richards advised that I do only low-impact walking for the first 2 weeks after the procedure. After that, I returned to the gym and exercised with my personal trainer "as tolerated." It took about 2 months to return to my pre-lipo exercise routine, except for running on the treadmill which I could do at the 3 month mark.