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What was your experience with Liposuction of the abdomen and flanks recovery?

Im having lipo done and Im concerned about the recovery. Im worried about what the pain will be like. What it will be like having the fluids drain out. Will I be able to care for my 2 year old. Will I be tired? Please answer with your personal experience. If you havent had the experience please dont link to websites! Thanks!

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1. Here at Arizona Lipo I have many questions that come up about the recovery. With lipo being my specialty and the only procedure I dedicated my practice to. You will want to rest for the first12 hours after your surgery. Dizziness after the procedure can persist as long as 5 days. Move slowly and be careful. You may shower 6 hours after the procedure. We highly recommend placing a chair or a stool in the shower so you can sit comfortably. It is very important to have an adult with you during the first 24 hours to assist you if you experience dizziness and to help you change your dressings. The day after your procedure we recommend you take a walk for up to a mile with someone accompanying you. Progress your exercise as you tolerate it. If you experience fatigue or an increase in discomfort after exercise, you are probably overdoing it. As you heal, exercise is essential for increasing blood flow and a good result. A garment must be worn as much as possible for the first 7 days. After that it is good to purchase a lighter support garment or body shaper from a local department store to be worn during activity for 1 more week. Compression created by the garment is the most important thing after your procedure. Take your garment off only to shower or change the dressing. Remember, wearing the garment is more important than trying to stay dry so do not attempt too many frequent dressing changes. To change the dressings, simply take off the wet ones and use the sanitary pads or the dressings provided by the nurse and apply over incision sites. Use extra padding in these areas. The main goal of liposuction is improvement and not perfection. The first two weeks patients often look worse. At about 14 to 17 days the healing and the new shape starts to appear. You need to be patient. Each patient healing process varies I can say that my patients are back to normal activity within 24- 48 hours after lipo. You will be able to care for you little one however you may want to have extra help around. You will be tender and having a 2 year old crawling all over you may not feel the best :) You may be tired if you go under anesthesia. A lot of times that is the hardest to get over after having surgery. I do lipo with a local anesthesia solution that gives patients a faster recovery. The draining of the fluids is not so bad and the incision sites heal up pretty quick so the draining shouldn't last longer than 2 days. Hope this helped answer your questions. I know you didn't want a site linked however I feel this could really help you prior to surgery. I have done over 6,000 surgeries and am an expert in my field. Best of Luck to you - Dr. Hall