Liposuction recovery starts the moment you come around from sedation. We use advanced TIVA anaesthetic techniques to ensure that you wake up quicker and with less nausea, and your liposuction recovery can start immediately.
We recommend taking a week of work to allow for slight bruising and swelling to subside. Pain should be fairly minimal and you can usually resume normal daily activities and exercise within a few weeks. Strenuous activities are discouraged during this period. Light walking before your procedure prevents blood clotting and minimizes swelling.
Liposuction recovery involves minimal pain, but any excess pain can be managed with over the counter painkillers. You will be issued with a compression garment to reduce the swelling, and this should be worn for 6 weeks.
Liposuction recovery is finally complete form around 6 weeks when results should start to be visible. Full results will take between 6 – 12 months.
What do the Cadogan Clinic recommend for liposuction recovery?
It doesn't take long to fully recover from liposuction. The Cadogan Clinic recommends total rest for several days as part of the healing process. It is paramount that the patient wears a compression garment to support healing and comfort levels, as well as the redistribution of the remaining fat cells in the area affected.
A number of side effects should be expected following liposuction. It is common to experience one or more of the following:
- bruising and swelling, which may last up to six months
- numbness, which should go away in 6 to 8 weeks
- scars
- inflammation of the treated area, or the veins underneath
- fluid coming from the cuts
- swollen ankles (if the legs or ankles are treated)
Anyone who has undergone liposuction should avoid UV light for 2-4 weeks.
Patients should come in for a follow up with the nursing team one week after surgery to ensure the incision sites have been properly reviewed.
All patients will have a final check-up with their surgeon six weeks after the procedure.
Liposuction can provide an efficient solution for the removal of unwanted fat from specific areas of the body, leaving a…
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