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Following Liposuction, Most Patients Have Very Little Pain
Before your liposuction, your plastic surgeon will very carefully outline the areas of bulging which are to be suctioned, and draw detailed contour lines to further define the shape and contour characteristics of the fat deposit.
Plastic surgeons uses the "tumescent technique," in which a large amount of fluid is placed initially, to swell or "turmesce" the area. This technique allows fat to be removed in a very smooth, symmetrical and safe manner. The fluid helps loosen the fat, provide local anesthesia for operative and immediate post-operative discomfort, and provides epinephrine which decreases bleeding. Tiny incisions, usually less than a half inch long are made in concealed areas, and small suction tubes are inserted to the proper depth of the fat deposit. The tube or cannula is then passed back and forth until an appropriate amount of fat has been removed. It is then moved over about a half inch, and again several passes are made until fat is removed. The entire bulging area is treated in this fashion, carefully removing small amounts at a time, and constantly checking fat thickness and contour as suctioning proceeds.
After suctioning is complete in one area, the opposite side is treated in the same way, comparing the two sides and adjusting contours to best match. Finally, the incisions are carefully closed, and an elastic garment or dressing is placed to put gentle pressure on the skin and prevent excess fluid accumulating in the area which was suctioned.
All of your incisions will be carefully closed with stitches placed beneath the skin, so there's no chance of your having "railroad track" type marks but rather very fine line scars. You'll be able to shower or bathe immediately. None of the sutures will have to be removed-they simply dissolve.
Following liposuction, most patients have very little pain, but rather experience nuisances such as soreness, tightness or fullness.
To minimize fluid collection and swelling in the treated areas, your plastic surgeon will ask you to wear an elastic garment which is provided for two weeks or more after surgery, depending on the areas and extent of your procedure.
Treated areas will feel somewhat sore to you for 48-72 hours, and the soreness will gradually resolve over the next two to three days. Your plastic surgeon prescribes medication for your soreness, but they find that most patients require medication for only one or two days.
You may develop slight bruising in the treated areas which will gradually decrease over 7-14 days, depending on your tissue characteristics.
Patients usually want to know about four stages of recovery: hospitalization time, when swelling or bruising is resolved, when they'll be able to return to work or social activity, and when they can return to full aerobic or strenuous exercise.
Plastic surgeons encourage immediate return to full normal activity immediately. Just don't do any type of strenuous exercise that would push your pulse over 100 for about two to three weeks. Any aerobic activity that increases your pulse over 100 also increases your blood pressure, and could make you bleed.
About the Author Dave Stringham, the President of LookingYourBest.com offers information on plastic surgery in Houston, Texas and plastic surgery procedures such as houston liposuction, tummy tuck, face lift, breast augmentation, and brachioplasty.
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