Knowing what to expect after the procedure and following your plastic surgeon's after-care instructions can help you achieve the desired results. After the procedure, you can expect to feel mild discomfort, and see bruising, redness and swelling. Prescribed medications can help ease the discomfort.
You may be instructed to wear a compression garment to help reduce swelling and promote healing. Swelling usually starts to go down by the end of the first week but wearing the compression garments should continue until week four or as otherwise directed. Some degree of swelling may last for as long as six weeks, but within a few days, you should be comfortable enough to return to work. During the liposuction procedure, small incisions are made in order to remove the excess fat cells.
These incisions are small and made in inconspicuous areas whenever possible, so they are less noticeable. You should receive after-care incision instructions to care for them after the procedure. These instructions should help to ensure that the incisions heal with minimal scarring. While liposuction removes a certain number of fat cells in the treatment area for good, the remaining cells can continue to store fat and grow in size.
Following a healthy diet, drinking plenty of water and participating in a regular exercise routine once your surgeon clears you to do so can help promote healing, maintain a healthy body weight and help you achieve your desired body contour after the swelling goes down. Chances are, you probably won't see the results you want right after your procedure. If anything, for a short while you may feel as if you have gained weight or are looking larger in the area treated.
While liposuction can remove up to 10 pounds of fat cells during a procedure, fluid retention and swelling can cause you to look bloated. As the swelling goes down, you can begin to see results. You may also notice that some of your skin is loose in the area treated with liposuction. Loose skin can firm up over time. However, depending on a variety of factors, such as age or how much fat was removed, surgical intervention may be necessary to tighten up the skin.
Every person is different and your plastic surgeon can talk with you about skin tightening as part of your body contouring procedure if warranted. You can take it off to wash it, replacing it with the spare garment given to you. At three weeks, you may choose to only wear it during the day or continue to leave it on around the clock. Heat can increase post-surgical swelling and inflammation. It is a good idea to avoid situations where you may become overheated.
Do not sit outside in the sun, soak in a hot tub, or go in a steam room during the early stages of recovery. Cold, on the other hand, can be beneficial. Applying an ice pack or cold compress to swollen areas of the body may go a long way in reducing swelling and discomfort after liposuction. It is important to limit salty foods. Sodium causes the body to retain water, resulting in additional bloating and swelling following liposuction.
You may also want to tailor your diet to promote wound healing. For liposuction, lymphatic drainage massages have proven to significantly reduce swelling. A trained masseuse will be able to mobilize the excess fluid from swelling to enhance and speed up healing," says Neinstein. Neinstein, as well as most plastic surgery websites, will advise you to get a massage from a licensed massage therapist.
But these sessions can become expensive, so it's possible to do self-massage. However, if done incorrectly, it can actually cause more pain than relief. You can ask your therapist to show you simple self-massage techniques. To keep swelling down, rest is vital post-surgery: "For the first three days, small vessels after surgery reconnect like two pipes coming back together," says Neinstein. During the first 48 hours, patients should walk from room to room indoors, to prevent blood clots.
After that, they can get back to regular activities like showering and longer walks. In fact, it's important to resume activity after the first two days of limited movement, to farther reduce the chance of blood clots.
Research has suggested exercise like walking can help reduce swelling because it stimulates the lymphatic system, which will prevent the build-up of lymphatic fluids.
Your level of activity will depend on your fitness routine before surgery: current guidelines suggest adults should get at least minutes of moderate physical activity per week for overall health. Moderate exercise is anything that raises your heartbeat, like a brisk walk.
It goes without saying that, if you're going to opt for liposuction surgery, watching your diet post-surgery is important to maximize the results. Neinstein says to avoid foods like salt and alcohol to reduce swelling after liposuction.
Increased levels of salt in the body cause it to retain more water, while alcohol, a dehydrating substance, also causes the body to retain more water, which causes swelling and puffiness. The anti-inflammatory diet includes mostly unprocessed, whole foods including fatty fish, Brussel sprouts, nuts, and berries.
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