| Any time someone commits to having surgery done, | | | | In most cases, you will also leave with a prescription |
| it is important that they understand the recovery | | | | for pain medication. Even though you will not feel the |
| that will be involved. Even though smart lipo has a | | | | same amount of pain as you would with traditional |
| short recovery time, it is still necessary for patients | | | | liposuction, you might want to take some medication |
| to know what to expect. By going into the | | | | to alleviate any discomfort that might occur from the |
| procedure with the knowledge of what to expect, | | | | procedure. |
| people are able to have the surgery done without | | | | You are also going to leave with instructions that |
| experiencing any surprises. | | | | must be followed precisely. The instructions will take |
| People who are prepared for surgery tend to be | | | | your individual needs into consideration and they will |
| happier with the results. That is because they were | | | | include what you can and cannot do, and what will |
| able to go in having realistic expectations. In order to | | | | need to be done in order to prevent infection |
| ensure you are as happy with your surgery as | | | | After you have been home for a week, you can |
| possible, mentally prepare yourself so you will know | | | | expect the swelling to leave the areas you had the |
| exactly what to expect when you get smart lipo. | | | | procedure done on. At that point, you will be able to |
| After the procedure, patients are taken into a | | | | see the results. You will be able to look at individual |
| recovery room so the local anesthesia can wear off. | | | | areas of the body and see the amount of fat that |
| Typically, patients will not have to stay in this room | | | | was removed. |
| for long at all. In most cases, patients are sent home | | | | In most cases, people can go back to a physical |
| in as little as an hour after surgery. | | | | lifestyle in two weeks after getting the smart lipo |
| During this time, patients will be monitored in order to | | | | procedure done. They will probably feel capable of |
| make sure everything went smoothly. Then, as the | | | | running and working out before the end of the two |
| effects of the anesthesia begin to wear off, they will | | | | week period, but it is suggested they wait two |
| get to prepare to go home. | | | | weeks in order to heal completely before working |
| When you are sent home, you are going to be given | | | | out. |
| compression bandages. These bandages are | | | | The recovery for smart lipo is significantly less than it |
| important for several reasons. One, they will help with | | | | is for traditional lipo. However, it is important to still |
| your recovery. They will work to keep the skin | | | | understand what you will need to expect. Whenever |
| smooth so you will be able to get the best results. | | | | you go into a procedure, you want to have all of the |
| Also, they will help keep blood clots from forming. | | | | information possible so you will not have any |
| You want to make sure you use your compression | | | | surprises afterwords. |
| bandages as instructed. | | | | |