Cosmetic plastic surgeons all agree compression garments are essential for your recovery following liposuction. Surgeons can’t stop talking about how important the garments are. The healing process is optimized with the use of these seemingly simple garments. From minimizing bruising and swelling to assisting the body in forging new connections with the affected area, there is almost no end to the benefits of compression garments. This article will introduce three reasons to use your compression garments following your liposuction procedure.
Bruising is the cost of doing business in the plastic surgery game. While it is somewhat inescapable, you can still maximize your healing potential and reduce the overall discomfort with great fitting and invisible compression garments. Our patients rave about the minimal bruising incurred as a result of wearing simple compression garments.
Edema is an issue where too much fluid builds up in the cavities or tissues of the affected region. This is a very common complication that can result in weight gain. Additionally, some serum will collect and a little injected tumescent fluid is left over. All this is very normal and can be aggressively controlled with the use of compression garments.
Compression garments harness your body’s natural healing ability by physically holding the skin to the muscle. Properly worn compression garments eliminate lumps and sagging skin that could otherwise result from a poor recovery.
The duration and scale of any issues following your liposuction procedure can be drastically reduced with the use of compression garments. Remember the time-frame garments are worn depends on the extent of the surgery. Any plastic surgery will trigger the body’s natural healing processes. Listen to your cosmetic plastic surgeon. He or she will know the details of your plastic surgery and have the best recovery plan in mind for you.
