Can pressotherapy be done after liposuction?

You are going to undergo surgery to get rid of those extra pounds. You want to look prettier – or handsome, since men also resort to cosmetic surgery and of course, there is also the Compression Therapy for men! – and surely you are wondering if Compression Therapy It is indicated while you recover, if Compression Therapy gives results and in how many sessions, or about Compression Therapy and its results after liposuction. So we have dedicated an article to answer all these questions.

We also remind you that if you do not have a large excess of fat, Compression Therapy could rule out liposuction. It will always be a much gentler and non-invasive treatment for your tissues. If your goal is to eliminate certain fat accumulation and cellulite, this therapy along with a specific diet and some physical exercise should be enough to achieve your goal and appreciate the results of Compression Therapy.

Pros and cons of liposuction

Although undergoing liposuction to improve is very good and it is a very safe and successful surgical procedure with which, oh medical miracle, you can get rid of excess fat and cellulite in no time, it is also good to know the pros and cons of liposuction.

Advantages of liposuction:

• You get rid of fat in no time, quickly improving your figure.
• While removing fat in general, it helps evacuate lipomas: very localized and considerable-sized fat tumors.
• It is used to eliminate the overgrowth of fat – gynecomastia – in the chest of men/boys.
• It can be very effective in fighting lipodystrophy: disordered fat accumulation only in certain areas of the body. People with a slim or athletic build suddenly see their figure deformed by this problem.

Disadvantages of liposuction:

• Postoperative maintenance is required. Without diet and exercise, fat returns like Christmas nougat. The effects of liposuction are long-lasting only if you do not gain weight.
• It has a considerable cost that does not always suit every budget.
• It is an invasive and quite aggressive method for the tissues. Recovery is not free from pain, physical discomfort, and large bruises.
• Internal wounds can take up to 4 or 5 months to heal.
• When some nerve endings in the treated areas are damaged, the skin may lose some sensitivity.
• There is a risk of thrombophlebitis: blood clotting in a vein. It usually occurs more frequently with liposuction on thighs or knees.
• Despite antibiotic treatment, skin infection could occur.
• There may be fluid discharge at the cannula entry points even six months or a year later.
• Although the operation is done very carefully, some fat could be transported to the circulatory system reaching the heart, which can cause a pulmonary embolism due to aspiration edema that occurs when fluid accumulates in the lungs.
• The risk of anesthesia should not be underestimated either. On rare occasions, it can have fatal consequences, with death being the worst-case scenario. Usually, there is no problem, but if the clinic makes you sign an informed consent form, it’s not because they enjoy having your autograph.
• As with other treatments, liposuction could be contraindicated. Depending on your health conditions, a doctor will advise and determine.

As you can see, while it can be a good solution in certain cases, liposuction is no panacea and carries risks and possible side effects. Make sure the surgeon explains all this to you in detail. This is not always the case, and sooner or later patients come to the consultation complaining that their expectations were not fully met. And don’t expect your body to stop storing fat after lipo, because that’s not how it works. You will need to maintain a series of healthy habits and avoid many temptations if you want to keep fat cells in check.

Now, if you don’t have too many fat deposits, it’s important to consider other alternatives that are less aggressive and invasive before going into the operating room. So, is liposuction not good for improvement? It can be, but you need to know if it’s the best option for your case, understand its effects on your body, and if you finally decide on liposuction, be able to recover sooner and better. And in that, lymphatic drainage is your best ally. Let’s see how compression therapy works after liposuction.

Compression Therapy after liposuction

Yes, compression therapy can be done after liposuction. As with other procedures, liposuction can cause certain effects on your body that you could combat with a good series of compression therapy massages:

• Hardness or small lumps in the treated areas.
• Quite noticeable bruises caused by the agitation of the cannula while suctioning the interstitial fat.
• Probable lymphedema due to the inflammation following the extraction.
• Open channels also caused by the cannula. It is very likely that they will fill with fluid, causing tissue inflammation.

Does lymphatic drainage help after liposuction?

Lymphatic drainage definitely helps after liposuction! Let’s see how:

• Moving retained fluid and gently pumping it toward the lymphatic vessels.
• Reducing both swelling and any postoperative pain or discomfort.
• Preventing possible fibrosis: permanent hardening of tissue at scar points. This appears as unsightly folds under the skin.
• Preventing seroma: a fluid pocket that can become encapsulated. This can happen months after liposuction. This is known as late seroma.

Effects of Compression Therapy after liposuction

The effects of Compression Therapy after liposuction are very positive and occur immediately or in the short term:

• Reduction of inflammation caused by the cannula invasion.
  
• Reactivation of the Lymphatic System, crucial in the detoxification and recovery process.
  
• Redirection of accumulated fluid and reabsorption of possible edema.
  
• Drainage of medication residues supplied during the procedure and postoperative treatment.
  
• The skin regains its sensitivity and elasticity thanks to increased oxygenation.
  
• The healing of bruises is accelerated by clearing tissues of cellular and blood waste.
  
• Pain is eased and bleeding, burning, and numbness are reduced.

Does Compression Therapy deliver results?

The differences before and after Compression Therapy following liposuction can be seen and felt in the short, medium, or long term; it depends on what we’re talking about. What is clear is that with regular sessions and after a few months, Compression Therapy delivers results. This treatment mainly helps you maintain the positive changes from the lipo in your figure for longer, but don’t forget that you should follow a series of healthy habits, among which you can certainly include Compression Therapy. If your surgeon is honest, as they should be, they should explain that no matter how effective it is, this procedure requires ongoing maintenance. Don’t be fooled by the immediate effects of the operation thinking your body won’t accumulate fat again.

If you give in to an unbalanced diet or a sedentary lifestyle, the consequences can be severe. Fat cells are like a curse and can easily accumulate again in the areas already treated. We don’t want you to lose hope, but it’s important to know that the results of liposuction are not permanent if you don’t watch your diet and get some exercise. The same goes for the results of Compression Therapy. So with consistency and knowing how to combine everything, you will keep your figure in optimal shape.

Both with and without liposuction, Compression Therapy gives results if you use it as a complement to your diet and exercise routine. Aimed at the aesthetic aspect, the massage from the Compression Therapy machine shapes your figure to some extent, reducing a few centimeters of circumference and directing the fat found in the lymphatic fluid towards the waste channels. For this process to flow properly, it’s good to drink before the session. Surely, at the end, you will feel quite the urge to pee.

Attention: Although rarely, it could happen that you still notice hardness in certain areas even if you do Compression Therapy. If this happens to you, consult your surgeon immediately to rule out fibrosis or seroma. It doesn’t necessarily pose a danger, but you may need additional treatment to reduce these effects. Therefore, do not skip the scheduled medical check-ups after the procedure. If something complicates, they might have to schedule a reintervention. Remember that liposuction is done to improve, not to have more problems than you had before! Sometimes, postoperative follow-up is neglected, and that affects the final results.

How many Compression Therapy sessions do you need to see results?

In general, you will need at least 10 sessions to notice a change. You could do a couple of sessions a week with a break of a couple of days between each, and we would be talking about 5 weeks before seeing the results of Compression Therapy. But keep in mind that depending on the purpose of the treatment, you may need more sessions, and in any case, some continuity is always recommended.

Since the postoperative recovery from liposuction is a process that takes time, you will need to be a little consistent to progressively notice the effects of lymphatic drainage. That’s why having a Compression Therapy device at home is so popular. The savings are immense, and the truth is that only with a home device can you afford the luxury of taking care of yourself permanently. How many Compression Therapy sessions to see results? A few, yes, but having the device at home means you no longer have to worry about your schedule or the ongoing cost of going to a center. We tell you more about this. in our article about Compression Therapy results before and after.

Great… When to start Compression Therapy treatment?

You have already undergone liposuction to improve and everything went perfectly. And now it’s time to think about when to start the Compression Therapy (if Compression Therapy is indicated)Don’t be impatient. You still have to endure a few somewhat uncomfortable and painful hours. The first thing your doctor will have prescribed, besides painkillers and anti-inflammatories, is some compression garment that you should wear for between 15 days and a month. This helps keep everything in place while your body makes its adjustments to heal and close internal wounds.

Also, you will be too swollen to do anything other than rest. After 24 hours or, if you prefer, in two or three days, you can already think about your first Compression Therapy session. As long as only a few days have passed, there will be no problem. What you should not do is wait a month or more after the lipo to start Compression Therapy. Recovery from this type of procedure is progressive and actually lasts several months. Therefore, frequent Compression Therapy sessions will greatly facilitate this process. While your body works hard to heal and adapt to physiological changes, Compression Therapy will serve as an extra boost. By enhancing lymph circulation, tissues will receive more oxygen and recover faster.

How many Compression Therapy sessions are recommended after liposuction?

The answer depends on the type of surgery. Liposuction on legs, knees, hips, abdomen? On several areas at once, which would be liposculpture? We could be talking about 2 or 3 times a week until you see that all the swelling has disappeared and your skin is already showing a more normal appearance. This should be visible after about 6 sessions. And if we talk about liposuction on the abdomen, we could be talking about around 12 sessions. The abdomen needs more time to return to normal, which can take up to a year and a half if, in addition to liposuction, you have had an abdominoplasty. So if this is your case, be patient because after this type of surgery, the body takes its time to recover.

And there is another factor to consider when using Compression Therapy after liposuction: professional Compression Therapy is not the same as home Compression Therapy, even though they produce similar effects. If you go to a beauty or physiotherapy center, they will recommend roughly the number of sessions we mentioned earlier. But if you use a home Compression Therapy machine, since it is less powerful, you will need to use it more frequently. The main difference between center-based and home Compression Therapy lies in the pressureSelect a lower pressure to start with and then increase it as you feel your body recovering.

Remember that to act on the lymphatic system as well as to repair the wounds caused by liposuction, you don’t need to go too deep. Compression Therapy is applied externally, but its effect reaches the layers where the lymphatic vessels are located and the fat and retained fluid between the tissues under the dermis.

And can Compression Therapy be done before liposuction?

Depending on the amount of excess fat, the surgeon may advise you to lose weight before the operation. As for Compression Therapy, you could do 1-2 sessions before the procedure. This firms your tissues, which if they are in good shape before the lipo, is better, although it’s not essential. You can really do Compression Therapy before liposuction and it will never be a problem for your health, but you won’t notice a big change either. It will always be more effective to do Compression Therapy after liposuction, as that is when the treatment can work both for healing and detoxifying purposes, not to mention that over time, it will also act as a firming treatment.

Is lymphatic massage painful after liposuction? Does lymphatic drainage work very deeply?

Compression Therapy massage should never hurt, because stimulating the lymphatic system does not require much pressure. The force should be just enough to move the retained fluid and reduce the swelling caused by inflammation. So if you're worried about whether lymphatic massage after liposuction is painful, we can tell you that you will absolutely feel nothing but pleasant sensations. Naturally, liposuction is quite a trauma for your tissues, so it’s normal to feel some pain due to hypersensitivity in the treated area. However, the pain sensation with Compression Therapy will be very mild and never intense or unbearable.

And if you wonder whether lymphatic drainage acts very deeply, the answer is that, as we explained earlier, the lymphatic system is located at a shallow depth in the body, with 70% of its capillaries situated under the dermis. The same applies to the main lymph nodes. So applying more pressure will not achieve a better effect nor will it speed up your recovery. In fact, overdoing the pressure could increase circulation, making it harder for lymphatic fluid to exit – lymph – toward its drainage channels. Gently, with firm and constant pressure, the sequential waves produced by the Compression Therapy machine will reduce bruising and swelling. You may feel a little discomfort during the first session, but from the second session on, you should feel the area more relieved.

Increase the massage pressure as you recover. You may also feel itching in the treated area. This is normal as it is due to the reactivation of blood circulation. So don’t fear anything. Compression Therapy is very safe, painless, and pleasant. What we will remind you of next are the advantages of Compression Therapy at home, whether you have undergone liposuction or not.

ATTENTION: We debunk the effect of deep massages and heat application to achieve better recovery with Compression Therapy after liposuction. It is not only a myth but can be harmful. Lymphatic massage must be able to move fluids without excessively altering blood circulation. Both deep massage and heat inhibit the movement of lymphatic fluid, risking the permeability of lymphatic and blood vessels.

Main advantages of Compression Therapy at home:

• Great lifetime economic savings. The most cost-effective technology at the service of your well-being. You pay a reasonable price once and forget about having to allocate a monthly budget to a treatment that, if done regularly at a center, can be quite expensive or even unaffordable for your pocket.
  
• Use your Compression Therapy equipment whenever, wherever, however, and as much as you want, without set schedules, without rush, and in the comfort of your home.
  
• You can do Compression Therapy weekly without harm to your body. Ideally, every other day, but if you want to do Compression Therapy daily, no problem!
• Share your device with other family members so they can also benefit from the treatment. Only home Compression Therapy is so cost-effective for everyone!

Ok, I’m signing up for Compression Therapy: how many times per week?

Since the intensity of a home Compression Therapy machine is lower than that of a center, don’t worry about how many times per week to do Compression Therapy because you can do it every day without any health problems. And you’ll see that if you choose our SIZEN 6+ you will even be able to use its maximum pressure of 240 mmHg without it being harmful to your body. Its technology has been designed so you can do as many Compression Therapy sessions per week as you want without your body suffering in any way.

After your operation, chocolates, flowers, or a SIZEN 6+?

We are usually given something when we successfully come out of any surgical operation. No one minds a sweet treat or a beautiful bouquet of colorful flowers, right? Although in the case of liposuction, chocolates are better left for later. And flowers are beautiful but wilt quickly. So why not have a brand-new SIZEN 6+ waiting at home for when we return from the clinic.

For all the reasons we have already explained and also because after a lipo, Compression Therapy can be the best gift and the most ideal treatment. Given its technical features, you will be able to adjust the pressure and intensity of the massage as you wish, achieving very positive effects without ever damaging your tissues. You will need a few more sessions than at an aesthetic or physiotherapy center, but frequent use will progressively achieve the Compression Therapy results you expect. And of course, you will recover faster and better while also giving your body the benefits of lymphatic massage, which are always welcome. Including Compression Therapy in your health routine is always a good decision.

Now that you know whether you can do Compression Therapy after liposuction, all that remains is to wish you a speedy recovery if you are finally going under the knife, and that Compression Therapy proves as useful and beneficial to you as it already is for millions of people worldwide.