Tummy tuck w/Lipo to LoveHandles: 6 weeks Post Op- TT good... lipsuction swelling... help?!

My post-op with my PS was pretty uneventful. He thought my stomach looked nice and flat. I have a line going down from my belly button to my incision that I was wondering about that looks strange. It's gotten better with time.... but he said they can do an in-office procedure within the next 6 months + if I want to... they would make a slight slit and just take in that extra skin. So there would be a little scar, but it smooth it out. We will see what it looks like 6 months from now... no biggie reallly.

HOWEVER... when he said, "how are your pants fitting?" and I said... "well, I can't button them..." He said, "What?" And had this surprised look on his face... I said I thought my love handle area still felt pretty large... and he said I had some swelling still... but it bothered me that he acted surprised when I said I couldn't button my pants. So I called back later and talked with a nurse.... they said I could still be swelling, exercise (now that I was cleared) would help... and by 3 months I should see a difference.

But does anyone else think it's weird that I can't fit into the lower rising pants/shorts that have fit me for YEARS... even with slight weight fluctuations with being pregnant, etc? I mean, they are my regular pants that I fit into when I get within 10 lbs of my ideal weight... but now, 6 weeks afterwards... they don't fit.
My PS said I should be done with about 90% of my swelling... which means my shape shouldn't really change that much....

Hmmm... not feeling great about it. At this point, I'm happy with my TT results, but my liposuction love handle areas feel worse looking than they did before...

HELP?!!

Well, I can say that hitting the 4 week mark must have been a big game-changer for me... because I never posted these! (I am now at 12 weeks, but wanted to go back and add these, so people could see the difference.)

Life started getting back to normal here. I was able to do all the usual thing around the home and with my children... EXCEPT for lifting. I had to be very careful with my youngest... he's a chunk! That was the trickiest part.

Although I was DOING most of normal life... my schedule was still kept at bare bones, and I was EXHAUSTED each evening... felt more like pregnancy energy... just tired no matter what. Remember.... it takes your body a lot of energy to heal!

Wore my compression garment FAITHFULLY.... day and night.

3 weeks Post-Op:
I am really starting to feel more like myself, just sower, have to pace myself, still stiff, and I get tired easily. But... huge difference from one week ago.

QUESTION- do I have a small seroma issue? I feel like if you compare my pictures from week 1 to 2 to 3.... My stomach is getting more bulgy above my incision, below my belly button. See the latest picture in black bra, compared to the first post-op pic in the blue bra. Does it just appear that way because the overall swelling of my mid-section is decreasing? Or is the swelling just collecting there because of gravity? But it feels like it's sticking out further than on Week 1. The swelling is like a pouch along my front... and it's pretty firm... not even sure what a seroma looks like...
Anyone have tips? Thoughts? I should call my Drs and see what they say.

MORE TIPS-
-Because of also having lipo on my flanks, sleeping really didn't get back to normal until after 3 weeks. Just be patient.
-I took 1 stool softener the first fews days, had one great poop, and THEN the constipation hit. I wish I would've taken 2 stool softeners a day... the constipation was horrible for about a week, even with eating really healthy.
-Only take the pain pills if you need them. Try to weaning down after a few days, and weaning off a few days after that... it will almost immediately help with constipation.
-Making it to the 2 week mark, was a big deal. Started feeling up and around more... just moving more. Then hitting the 3-week-mark was a big difference from 2 to 3 weeks out.
-I used my wedge pillow I purchased until nearly 3 weeks at night... it wasn't comfortable to lay flat on my back cause it stretched my stomach too much, and it hurt my love handles lipo area.
-I was recommended to do contrast hydro therapy by my naturopath starting at 1 to 2 weeks after surgery on my incision... it feels really good, and seems to be helping with circulation. 3 x a day (but anything helps!). Apply heat for 3 mins, then cold for 30 seconds. Repeat 3x. I do it at night before bed, with a heating pad, and ice pack that has one thin layer over it.