The process of recovery starts immediately after the liposuction operation is over. Depending on the nature and complexity of your procedure, you could be alert and awake throughout the procedure when a local anesthesia is used. Once the operation is over and done with, you may feel a little muzzy, but that should last for a very short period of time. You will be kept in the recovery area for monitoring before you are released to go home.
Again, the time you will spend in the recovery area and how long it will take before you are released to go home will be determined by several factors. Generally, how you responded to the medication used and the complexity of the procedure are the main factors for consideration. When all factors remain constant though, liposuction Los Angeles will often take a few hours and you will be back home.
It will however be useless to think that you can resume normal operation as long as you have been discharged from hospital. As a matter of fact, it will be a matter of weeks and sometimes even months before you could notice the effects of the surgery, so utmost patience is a virtue you would want to start working on before you go in for the procedure.
It is normal to feel tired after the procedure, and some side effects are also expected such as bruising, swelling, and numbness in the affected areas. These side effects will however disappear with time. Under normal circumstances, after the procedure, the affected areas would often be wrapped up in an elastic bandage, gauze, girdle, tape, or any such like fitting garment. This helps reduce the soreness and bruising, while helping your skin conform to the new body contour.
One of the post-operative cares is to change the compression garment on a regular basis. In the first few days you can go back to your Liposuction Los Angeles to have the garment changed during your weekly doctor checkups, or you can have a friend or relative do it for you if they know how to do it, and of course with the approval of your doctor. Doing it at home reduces the discomfort and inconvenience of having to travel to your doctor’s office, unless the office is just around the corner.
Most plastic surgeons would give antibiotics and pain killers to take home with you. It is important to mention that the period of recovery will be pegged on a number of factors. First and foremost, the nature and complexity of the procedure will determine how long it will take to recover and resume normal duties. Generally, you expect to be up and running in a week or two if it was a minor liposuction procedure. Others take up to 2 months to gain full recovery and resume normal work, especially if there were multiple procedures done.
Your general health and age will also help determine the duration it will take to recuperate. Statistics indicate that young people who are in their late 20s and mid 30s tend to recover faster than aged people. As for general health, unless there is an underlying medical condition, recovery should assume normal course.