How to Recover from Liposuction
Dr. Kenneth Benjamin Hughes is a Harvard-trained, board-certified plastic surgeon practicing in Los Angeles, CA. Dr. Kenneth Hughes has built a fully accredited, state-of-the-art surgery center in which he performs a wide range of cosmetic and reconstructive plastic surgeries. Dr. Kenneth Hughes performs tummy tuck, Brazilian... more
Dr. Kenneth Benjamin Hughes, a Los Angeles plastic surgeon, has performed thousands of liposuction procedures for patients from all over the world. Liposuction remains the most popular plastic surgery procedure among men and women alike in the United States. Liposuction is performed hundreds of thousands of times each year in the U.S., and patients may not know the best possible route to take for the optimal result. Patients can absolutely make or break the final result.
One of the most important decisions a patient must make is the selection of the best plastic surgeon to perform the liposuction procedure. Beyond this, the final result is largely the result of adherence to postoperative protocols to prevent complications that can largely be avoided. The number one complication in liposuction procedures, other than irregularity, is fluid collection formation or seroma formation. This complication can largely be prevented by the proper application and wearing of a compression garment. The liposuction of the abdomen has the highest rate of fluid collection and compression of the abdomen is paramount to success.
To further reduce the risk of fluid collection, no strenuous activity should be performed for about 6 weeks. This includes exercise or lifting anything greater than 5 or 10 lbs. Patients should always be instructed that smoking drastically increases the rate of fluid collection, and smokers should not smoke within a month of liposuction procedures at the very least.
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