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LIPOSCULPTURE

 LIPOSCULPTURE AND POST OPERATIVE CARES 

After the patient has undergone a liposculpture procedure he or she enters the post – operative, which has three phases, the first one the immediate post-operative, followed by the mediate post-operative, and last the late post-operative.  

Once the surgical procedure has finished, the treated areas begin to swell because of the trauma caused in the surgery and to the normal accumulation of blood, this edema can and should be controlled with the use of special wraps or bandages.

The patient is dressed with wraps designed to exert pressure to control the edema and the bleeding (look up article on liposculpture wraps). The patient is placed in a position that helps relieve the pain and is hydrated; all this is done under the supervision of the specialist. 

Once at home the edema will keep swelling and on the third day after the operation becomes more evident, but from here on it starts to diminish. During all this time the patient has to wear the wraps, rest in a position which prevents the swelling, apply ice, take analgesics and antibiotics, drink plenty water and walk. I recommend a soft diet, low in fats and carbohydrates. Three days after the operation the patient takes a shower and once again is dressed with clean bandages, and special creams are applied.

The post operative check ups are done in my office, as frequent as considered necessary. If stitches were necessary, I remove them from the face after five days, if on any other part of the body, after a week. By this time the swelling has gone down so the patient will wear smaller wraps. 

My recommendation is to have lymphatic drainage done starting a week after the operation, this is done by our medical staff and also our technologist specialized in phisiatry and cosmetry. The number of sessions will depend of each case and of the criteria of the specialist.

The use of external ultrasound, mesotherapy, carboxitherapy, after the liposculture is of great help if the patient sees small imperfections or small fat deposits in the skin and wishes to improve it.   

The special girdle has to be worn for at least a month. 

A month after the operation the swelling will be almost gone, and the results will be noticed as time goes by, the definitive results will be fully appreciated in a year.  

You must be careful with what you eat, if you wish to maintain the results of your procedure, your diet has to be a low in fat and carbs. Now if you want to improve the results and also your health, then working out is a must, Cardio workouts are the best and also those that strengthen the muscles, you can start exercising after a month. 

Remember, liposculpture is a surgical procedure to improve the body contour; it’s not a procedure to lose weight rapidly. The patient has to prove he or she is an ideal liposculpture candidate by committing to change his or her life style, which is the only way to guarantee that the results will last.