What are the possible complications of liposuction surgery?
The most common complications are varying degrees of bruising and soreness. While everyone bruises differently, patients should expect some bruising. Soreness and pain is a very subjective matter. For the most part, patients find the pain associated with liposuction quite tolerable. Some people complain of only mild soreness, while others experience pain requiring an oral pain killer. People rarely require pain medication for more than two or three days. Soreness may last a week or two in areas above the waist and two to three weeks in areas below the waist. Blood loss is minimal. There is always the possibility of infection, although it is extremely rare. For women who have cellulite, the tumescent technique does reduce the degree of cellulite but is unlikely to eliminate it.
The most common complications are varying degrees of bruising and soreness. While everyone bruises differently, patients should expect some bruising. Soreness and pain is a very subjective matter. For the most part, patients find the pain associated with liposuction surgery quite tolerable. Some people complain of only mild soreness while others experience pain requiring an oral pain killer. People rarely require pain medication for more than two or three days. Soreness may last a week or two in areas above the waist and two to three weeks in areas below the waist. Blood loss is minimal. There is always the possibility of infection, although it is extremely rare. For women who have cellulite, the tumescent technique does reduce the degree of cellulite but is unlikely to eliminate it. What are the scars like? Again, everybody heals somewhat differently but the excisions made during liposuction surgery are usually less than one quarter of an inch long and generally heal with little evide
