Liposuction: After-Procedure Details
After a liposuction procedure, the Beverly Hills plastic surgery patient is taken into a postoperative recovery area and dressings are applied. Some offices use the same surgical area as a postoperative area. Dressings may consist of gauze pads, tape, a special absorbent draping, or even a diaper. Lastly, a specialized garment is fit to the patient, which should be worn for about a month. For chin liposuctions, the garment is worn for three days. This helps the area to be firmly bound down, but not so firmly that blood cannot circulate normally. There are many different types of garments, and the Beverly Hills plastic surgeon may send the patient to a medical supply house to pick them up before surgery. According to a recent eMedicine article, the best types are those that use two garments on top of each other (one smaller than the other) to keep the area comfortable but tight.
Important Recovery Information After Beverly Hills Liposuction Procedure
The patient will usually be observed for at least an hour or longer after the surgery and then discharged with a friend or family member to be observed for the rest of the day and evening. Many patients ask to go home alone, however, it is quite possible to have minor issues that arise and, for that reason, surgeons recommend careful observation for the next 12 to 24 hours. There may also be a need for pain medication need which varies by procedure type. Patients who undergo the tumescent liposuction procedure usually require acetaminophen, but oral narcotics are often needed for patients who undergo the non-tumescent liposuction procedure.
For patients recovering from liposuction Beverly Hills plastic surgeons note that the first time the patient uses the restroom or when the garments are initially removed after the surgery is the most common time for possible dizziness to occur. For this reason, it is always a good to have a friend or family member available, or within calling distance, when doing these activities.
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