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Liposuction is a type of surgery that is considered to be medium in terms of recovery time and overall healing. The first thing to be noted is that recovery can last for days or even months and this will depend on the size of the treated area and your body's healing power of course. You also need to ensure that you will still consider regular exercise, because liposuction is not going to make your body fat proof. You will still gain weight if you don't exercise and \ or have bad eating habits. To speed up the recovery time, you will also need to wear compression garments on the area that have been treated, for several days. In general, after a few weeks you will be advised and also feel comfortable enough in order to remove these garments. Even if you will feel pain after the surgery, you will be able to alleviate it by using pain medications. Swelling During the First Several Months Depending on how large the treated area is, you will still experience swelling which will require even months to go down. Even if the skin in the surrounding area will initially seem and look loose, in time it will get back to normal. In general, based on the elasticity of your skin, the skin should look normal in around 6 months. Your incision sight is a very important aspect in what regards your recovery and that is because it can get infected. To prevent this, you will have to meet up regularly with your surgeon to monitor how the healing is progressing. Post-operative Diet It seems that adults have a finite number of fat cells and by undergoing this procedure, some of them will be permanently removed. However, the remaining cells can still cause them to gain weight, so that is why you will need to consider a balanced and healthful diet. Lowering your salt intake and considering protein rich foods, you will manage to speed up the healing time. Alcohol It's not recommended you will drink alcohol 48 hours before and after you have had the surgery. Because alcohol will slow down the healing process, you will be more prone to infections and prolonged pains because of the slow healing of the incision areas. On top of that you should also consider quitting smoking a few months before the surgery and for a few months after you've had it. This is because smoking affects blood vessels and it may cause complications that will affect your recovery time. Precautions For several days after you've undergone the procedure, you should not worry if the area will feel mildly painful, uncomfortable and tender. The area will also be raised and red after the liposuction surgery, so keep that in mind as well. However, if you experienced prolonged redness and swelling combined with pain, then this is the sign of infection and you should get in touch with your doctor as soon as possible. With that in mind, these are some of the things you need to keep in mind before and after you have liposuction. Good luck implementing them in your lifestyle!
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