Cellulaze on 6/15--Waiting Patiently to See Full Results! - Irving, TX
Hi everyone! I had the Cellulaze procedure on 6/15...
Hi everyone! I had the Cellulaze procedure on 6/15. My doctor had instructed me to take magnesium, arnica and vitamin K one week prior to the procedure and afterwards. It was explained to me that there would be significant bruising and swelling after the procedure which would last a couple weeks. Despite this explanation, I was horrified by the look of the bruises and uncomfortable due to swelling beginning a couple days after the procedure. I was complaining at work (a rehabilitation clinic) about it to a physical therapist friend of mine and she offered to use Kinesio tape on my bruises and swore up and down that the bruises an swelling would disappear faster this way. I had it applied on 6/21 (6 days after procedure) and took it off on 6/25. It took about 20 minutes for her to apply the adhesive tape in strips to the bruised areas and then I was able to put my compression garment over the tape. The tape is designed to last for 4-5 days through showers and baths. 4 days afterward, the bruising was practically gone except for a couple spots on my buttocks. I want to shout about this from the rooftops!!!!! Of course, your physician should give his ok before this is done just in case :). I would imagine that any physical therapy or chiropractic clinic would tape anyone who is interested (probably not covered by insurance)
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Wow, that is really interesting. I'm not familiar with the tape. Do you happen to know what it is suppose to be doing to help with the bruising??
Since I'm not familiar with it, and I assume many other community members are not as well, I'm going to post a question in our Q&A section about it so we can hear what thoughts the board certified doctors have on it. It usually takes about 24-48 hours for the doctors to start posting.
Is It Ok to Use Kinesio Tape After Cellulaze?
Please keep us posted on how you are doing. I will be very interested to hear if your results differ from what other community members who didn't use the Kinesio tape see.
I have found that none of the cosmetic specialty physicians have heard of Kinesio Taping. This is primarily because the method is used in rehabilitation and sports medicine clinics to address muscle, joint, soft tissue and lymphatic issues. However, it was in these settings that the benefits were first seen for bruising after injury or surgery.
As it is applied, the tape is stretched a bit so that when it sticks, it recoils to gently lift the skin from layers of muscles and fascia below creating a wider interstitial space. As the person moves their body in everyday activity, the tape stays put creating a ever present massage of sorts. This allows lymph drainage and takes pressure off the nerves to allow swelling/edema and trapped blood to drain freely.
It is important to mention that only a certified/trained therapist should apply the tape. There is a specific method used to fan the tape out so that the fluid drains towards the lymph nodes.
One drawback that I can foresee a physician mentioning is that a patient may not be able to feel for seromas through the thin layer of Kinesio Tape.
I look forward to seeing what the Real Self physician community has to say :)
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