Precautions after liposuction surgery

   1. Driving: After the operation, a relative or friend must take you home after the operation, and accompany you for 1-2 days. You cannot drive after surgery.


  2. Shapewear: The compression of the shapewear after the operation will make you feel comfortable, and it can also promote skin retraction to match the new body contour. After the operation, you need to wear the elastic body shaper for more than 3 months. According to the doctor's advice, you need to wear the body shaper for 24 hours a day in the first month after the operation. You can wear the body shaper for more than 12 hours a day for the next 2 months (can be removed at night). Liu Tao, Department of Medical Beauty, Hebei Provincial People's Hospital


  3. Bathing: The wound can be soaked in water only after the wound is completely healed. When can I take a shower, I need to discuss with the attending doctor after changing the dressing. It takes about a week longer, and showers should be used.


  4. Operation area: After the operation, the external fixation dressing that the doctor will apply pressure to you is to ensure that the operation area is evenly pressured. Please do not remove it by yourself. If the pressure is uncomfortable, please consult the doctor before adjusting it yourself. Try to avoid loosening the compression bandage yourself. Keep the wound dressing in its normal position, clean and dry. If the dressing is soaked, you need to go back to the hospital to change the dressing to prevent infection. Do not apply ice or heat to the treatment area. Within 1-2 days after the operation, there will be more bloody fluid oozing out of the liposuction wound, and it may even be stained with red pressure cotton pads or shapewear. This is an anesthetic swelling fluid injected into the body, so you don’t need to be nervous, just drain naturally. In the first few days after body sculpture, in order to prevent the mattress from getting wet, it is very effective to cover the mattress with a shower curtain or other protective cover. Swelling, fever, pain, numbness, congestion, and bruising in the liposuction area occur early after the operation, which are all normal reactions after liposuction. During the postoperative recovery process, there will be local itching, tightness, and lumps in the liposuction area. This is the scar formed during the subcutaneous repair process. It will gradually soften and return to normal in the future. Appropriate stretching and massage can be done after one month.


   5. Drainage: If drainage is required after surgery, the drainage tube needs to be removed when the dressing is changed after surgery.


  6. Activity: After local anesthesia, you can do some walking activities to promote the exudation of swelling fluid. When standing or lifting up, or when the body shaper is loosened, there will be slight dizziness, which is normal. Do not rush to exercise within one week after the operation. If the swelling increases, it may be due to excessive activity. Do not do aerobic exercise or vigorous exercise within 1 month. If you are liposuction of the upper and lower legs, you need proper bed rest after the operation (otherwise the early bandage is easy to loose), the swelling lasts for a relatively long time, and the lower limbs can be appropriately raised to reduce edema; if you are liposuction of the abdomen, three after the operation Within months, straighten your waist while sitting to avoid uneven skin on your abdomen, which requires special attention.


  7. Eat light meals after the operation, drink plenty of water, and drink juice. If you have nausea after surgery, try drinking soda to relieve stomach upset. Avoid spicy food.


   8. Avoid alcohol and tobacco: ban alcohol for 1 week after surgery. Non-smoking for 2 weeks. Smoking can slow down the blood circulation of the skin and other tissues and delay wound healing.


  9. Expected results: ①. Liposuction surgery is not a bariatric surgery, let alone a weight loss surgery, but a figure sculpture surgery. The weight will not change significantly after the operation, and the weight may even increase slightly within a week. This is a normal phenomenon. ② The effect that most people get is significant change rather than perfection. ③ If the operation area is in the lower abdomen, there may be obvious swelling of the perineum area after the operation. ④. Within 48 hours after surgery, low-grade fever may appear. (<38℃) ⑤. There may be a slight depression within one week after the operation. After a week, as the swelling subsides, the mood will gradually improve. ⑥. Early or delayed menstruation is a common side effect of surgery. ⑦. Swelling of the calf and ankle may occur in the thigh surgery area, which lasts about 1 month.


10. According to the liposuction area, you can choose infusion or oral antibiotics for 5-7 days after the operation, and you can choose to take the pain medicine recommended by the doctor (such as acetaminophen sustained-release tablets). Oral aspirin and naproxen are prohibited. Sodium, Vitamin E, Ibuprofen, Merlin and other drugs.


  11. Dressing change: return to the hospital for the first time 24 hours after the operation to change the dressing, confirm the time for the next dressing change according to the patient's condition, and the wound will be removed within seven days.


   If the following situations occur, be alert and contact the attending doctor in time!

   1. If you have a fever three days after the operation, especially a high fever of 39 degrees, please contact your doctor.

  2. The liposuction needle in the operation area does not heal for a long time, there is purulent exudation or the drainage is thick and dark red. Please be sure to contact the doctor.

  3. If you have severe and continuous pain in the operation area, please contact your doctor.

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