Lyndsay’s Liposuction Story – First Week After Surgery

Day 1 after Liposuction

Honestly, the day after my liposuction, I felt relatively well, I mean, after someone beat you with a baseball bat, well.  The fluid had begun to subside, which was a Godsend, and the maxi pads were taking care of most of the little fluid still oozing from the incision sites.  I was able to get in the shower and clean up, and honestly, walking around a bit did help me feel a little better. I tried to do a little work from home. I really don’t advise this. Just take it easy and relax.

Our therapist, Pam, was so amazing and came to my house to get started on my perioperative therapy.  I have so many patients who ask me if it is worth doing and want to possibly take the sessions out of their quote.  Honestly, after experiencing peri-operative therapy after surgery, DO NOT remove them.  It is so worth it; my swelling and bruising started to go down almost right away.  I would hold Pam hostage if I didn’t think that anyone would miss her.

Day 2-4 after Liposuction

Bruised and still a bit sore, I was still feeling okay and showering and walking around every day.  I strongly suggest keeping another garment or having a backup during any wash, as it will definitely be needed.  I felt much better in the garment than without it, so I was not willing to give up my “Scuba Steve suit” quite yet.  To be honest, I really don’t remember much as these days were a little bit of a haze filled with tons of sleep.  I also learned that I give really great love advice while on pain medications and trying to recoup. 🙂

Day 5-6 after Liposuction

By this time it is Monday and I am heading back to work five days after my Liposuction procedure. I was definitely getting around much slower than my usual speed. It was a little tough to go back and try to hit it full throttle on day six (the previous day had wiped me out), but I survived the day. That night, ibuprofen was not going to cut it, so the pain meds were definitely pulled back out to survive the next couple of nights.

Day 7 after Liposuction

I did take this day off, and I don’t think that I left my bed all day except to answer the door for the deliveryman.  I was feeling a little swollen and sore from working the previous days ( I never realized how much walking around I do on a day-to-day basis). While I can honestly say that you can realistically go back to work five days after Liposuction, I would still recommend that patients take an extra couple of days to let their body recuperate. Rest is still the best medicine after any surgery, including cosmetic surgery!

Day 8 after Liposuction

I woke up feeling like the old me again, okay, maybe the 70-year-old version of me. I was still a bit sore, but I felt ready to get back to everyday life and activity. I have always had the thought that we are performing surgery, not a trip to the day spa, so I know that your body has to recover and heal. However, at this time, I was starting to feel like maybe I had visited a day spa and only got a little more painful procedure. I was definitely well-rested by this point, and I was able to just take ibuprofen to help with the discomfort I still had.  I also felt like the Arnica was helping immensely, not to mention that I stole Pam for another perioperative therapy.

By the end of the week, my best piece of advice is to treat yourself to a spa day. Go and get a mani-pedi and treat yourself.  It is amazing when you feel like you look good, then you feel so much better, even though under your clothes, you are packed into a garment and may still be somewhat bruised.  I was definitely still in the healing process and had some spots that had some swelling and bruises left behind, but I felt like I was definitely on the road to recovery.  It had seemed that I had just gone around the bend, though, and couldn’t wait to see the final results from all of the hard work from the staff at Colorado Plastic Surgery Center.  For the first time in my life, I was actually looking forward to bikini season!

And the results? I couldn’t be happier! I highly recommend Colorado Plastic Surgery and their team for any plastic surgery in Denver!