After their surgery, most liposuction patients are required to wear some sort of elastic compression garment. Some patients wonder why they have to do this and if it's really necessary. This article will address the purpose of these garments and why it's important to wear them for the entire time directed by the doctor.
Many patientes are less than enthusiastic when it comes to wearing their compression garments. Made from some sort of stretchy cloth, they can be irritating or uncomfortable to wear. They also frequently look funny because they're intended for function, not beauty. However, they are very important to wear, because they help assist in the healing process.
Compression garments can help a liposuction patients to reduce bleeding and swelling. They can also help assist in the post-surgery draining process. The most common form of liposuction today is the tumescent technique, which injects large amounts of fluid into the target area in order to make it easier to remove fat. Much of this excess fluid is removed during surgery, however, some still remains in the body. The faster this fluid exits the body, the better and more quickly the body will be able to recover, and the more quickly post-surgery swelling will go down. The pressure supplied by compression garments help encourage excess fluids to leave the body as quickly as possible.
The amount of time that you will need to wear a compression garment after your liposuction will depend greatly on what went on during your surgery. The biggest factor is whether or not your doctor stitched your incision sites shut. If the incisions were left open, you will probably only need to wear your garment for a few days. The rule of thumb is, you can remove your compression garment 24 hours after your incisions have completely stopped draining.
If your surgeon chooses to close your incisions, then you will have to wear a garment for a much longer time. Sewing the incisions shut traps excess fluid in the body for much longer, which thus requires a longer time spent wearing the garment. If your surgery closed your incisions, you will probably have to wear the garment for somewhere between 2 and 6 weeks.
If you do not wear your compresssion garments for the full time specified by your doctor, you could experience complications including lengthier healing time, less pleasing results and more serious health issues. However, this does not mean that you should wear your compression garment for longer than is necessary "just in case." There is no research to show that wearing a compression garment for an extended period of time is helpful, and it can even be detrimental.
The most basic rule regarding the wearing of compression garments after liposuction is to do what your doctor says. Your surgeon will know what the proper length of time is, and he or she can give you more detailed instructions on how to best recover from your liposuction.
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Where can i get compression garments in Hyderabad after liposuction operation ?
Need it urgently.. Some of the famous companies manufacturing it are underworks and wells johnson garments
talk to your surgeon.
Would a compression garment help after childbirth?
Would wearing a compression garment, similar to the ones people wear after liposuction, help your body get back to it’s original shape quicker? Just curious…
I’ve heard that it helps, I’m going to try it anyway. Good luck!!
Anybody had liposuction to the thighs?
I have had the consultation with the doctor but wanted to hear from someone who’s had the surgery,
what was the pain like after?
How soon does the swelling start to go down?
Are the compression garments easy to get on and off?
Is there a lot of seepage after?
Do those saddle bags disappear immediately?
I didn’t have it, but know of two people who did. One of them was unhappy and had it redone due to the distribution of the fat that remained which she considered unsightly. Kathy Griffin has written her autobiography and put up pictures of herself before and immediately after surgery unretouched. Consider this major surgery. There will need to be someone to meet the patient’s home needs, and drive them back to have the stitches removed. It is uncomfortable. The change will show when the swelling comes down. As far as particulars, the doctor’s office should provide information. All surgeries, required or discretionary have risks. See if you can look at her book at the bookstore, just to see the photos.
Gynecomastia Surgery gone wrong ?
Hello Everyone,
I’ve had large gynecomastia since a very young age of 8-9 years(maybe even younger).
After living with this embarrassment for almost all my life, i got its surgery i.e. Liposuction+excision done about a month ago at the age of 23.
It looked good initially with a drastic reduction in size and i think it was flat that time….,doctor claims to have removed about a pound from each side….and i believe him, but recently about 4-5 days back i started to notice them getting big and stuff underneath(especially behind the nipple/areolas) has gone very hard, and its protruding, giving it all a breast like appearance again
I’m still wearing my compression garment everytime.
Doctor says its swelling and will go away in 3 months time, but i have my doubts and anxiety.
I still cannot remove my shirt in public…..hate myself.
Anyone knows about it as to what itt is and what can be done for it ??
Eagerly Awaiting a reply.
I’m about to have a procedure done on my own Gynecomastia… The surgeon said that sometimes fluid might start to build up inside, but that it’s not a big deal because it can be drained. That’s all that I heard from him about it swelling up. I’m worried about the possibility of having slight inversion in my nipples… I can visualize it… It doesn’t look to nice…