Liposuction Compression Garments
Post the liposuction surgery, the surgeon will advise you to wear a compression garment in order to reduce swelling, achieve better contour and to sustain the results. Wearing a compression garment is essential to post surgery. The surgeon will advise you to wear it 24/7 for at least 3 weeks except for bathing and self-cleaning times. After the 3 week period, it is recommended to wear it for another 3 weeks for daytime only.
Benefits of wearing a compression garment after Liposuction Surgery:
- Postoperative Swelling is Controlled: After the liposuction procedure, fluid starts to collect in the tissues, resulting in swelling (tissue edema) of the treated areas. A compression garment after liposuction helps to reduce the swelling and to keep it under control by applying pressure on tissues and pushing the fluid back into veins and lymphatic vessels.
- Prevents Collection of Left-over Fluids: When fat is removed from a body area, an empty space is left behind. Clear fluid gets collected in these empty spaces, forming a seroma. This often requires to be drained out with the help of a needle. Compression garment keeps this empty space compressed up, not allowing the fluid to get accumulated.
- Contour and Final Appearance Are Improved: The empty space created after liposuction allows the skin to slide back and forth, over and above the underlying deep tissues which can cause wrinkles and make the skin surface appear distorted. The compression garment helps to keep the tissues in place while the healing is in a process which helps to gain a better and refined contour.
- It Helps to Improve on Scarring: Pressure, when applied correctly, helps to improve the appearance of scars. While external scarring is not much in case of liposuction, there can be internal scarring/fibrosis that can take time to soften. Compression garment helps to organize the collagen fibers as these scars are beginning to form, causing it to be softer and easier to manage.
