Liposuction is part of cosmetic surgery usually done to remove excess fat in a patient’s body. Mostly done by experienced dermatologic surgeon on hips, thighs, buttocks, belly, face or and arms to improve the shape of the body.
After liposuction you will be going home to rest that day. For safety and to experience good results, you need to take special care after completion of the liposuction procedure.
Few useful tips for aftercare:
- It will be helpful if someone else drives you home even if you have stayed overnight in the hospital.
- The spot-on body where the doctor has injected canula may leak water for few days which can be taken care with the help of drainage tube.
- You can have prescribed antibiotics to prevent infection.
- Have someone near you after going home for a day at the least. As there are chances of you needing support to walk.
- To reduce the formation of blood clots, keep your legs elevated for a few days. Never try to cross your legs as there are high chances of blood clotting.
- Don’t try to do strenuous physical activity. Do light exercises and do walking to prevent blood clots.
- Keep your body hydrated by drinking a lot of water and fresh fruit juices every hour. Don’t eat oily foods. Your dietician can help in preparing your diet chart.
- Don’t take over the counter medications without consulting your dermatologist. If you experience excessive sweating, rashes are seen more prominently and if you are enduring unbearable pain, best to consult your doctor immediately.
- It will be better to wear loose fitting garments of cotton material. Mostly doctor recommends the patient to wear compression garment for a month till the swelling reduces completely.
- The scar on canula can be reduced with prescribed medicines.
- It will be beneficial to stay away from alcohol and smoking cigarettes.
The old fat cells surely will go by cosmetic weight loss procedure, however not to develop new fat cells you need to be active, do exercises regularly and avoid eating excess sugary and oily food. Always remember that proper body weight management to make liposuction process to be successful.
