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Liposuction PRE-OPERATIVE Weight - Should be close to ideal weight. Liposuction is not an alternative method of reducing weight. Drugs - Avoid Aspirin/Ibuprofen type drugs for 3 weeks prior to surgery. Smoking - Advisable to stop 2 weeks before surgery. OPERATION Scars - Small stab incision near to areas to be treated. Sutures - if necessary, dissolving, buried. Dressings - Firm, supportive garment or bandaging for 2 to 3 weeks. POST-OPERATIVE Dressings - Supportive elastic garment (i.e. cycling shorts, snug girdle) worn day and night for 3 weeks. Then for a further 3 weeks during day. Showering - Permitted on day 2, with garment intact for 5 days. Exercise - Avoid vigorous exercise for 6 weeks following surgery. Care of areas - Gentle massage after 2 weeks helps reduce hardening and lumpiness. POTENTIAL PROBLEMS Pain - Moderate discomfort expected. Avoid Aspirin/Ibuprofen type analgesics. Wounds - oozing from incision site common after larger volume liposuction. Will resolve in 24 - 48 hours. Bruising - Frequent. Spreads out from areas treated. May last 2 - 3 weeks. Numbness - Resolves after 2 -3 months. Skin irregularity - Indentation, waviness may persist after operation, gradual improvement over 3 to 6 months. - Occasionally irregular contouring requires further treatment. - Endomology can improve irregularity and scarring. Recommended start treatment about 2 - 3 weeks post-op. Scars - Occasional hypertrophic scar(s) may take 12 - 18 months to resolve
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