Bouncing Back: Post-op Tips to Exercise After Liposuction

“At Kaesthetics, Dr. Karishma has mastered the art of liposuction and honed her advice for maintaining the longer-lasting effect at each stage of healing. It requires time, patience, and care to gradually return to an active lifestyle without compromising the new silhouette!”

·       One can incorporate short walks in the days following liposuction surgery to accelerate blood circulation and prevent blood clots.

·       Did you know maintaining long-lasting liposuction results requires following a healthy lifestyle, including a balanced diet and exercise, but when to resume the regular workout needs clarification from the plastic surgeon?

·       One should avoid heavy lifting and running for at least two weeks post-liposuction.

·       Did you know that gradually increasing workouts to include more strenuous activities is wholly based on one’s healing response, physiology, and anatomy, and the extent of surgery may vary from patient to patient?

Liposuction is the most demanding surgery worldwide due to its benefits of body contouring effect requested by men and women, meeting the silhouette goals in an easier, more comfortable, safer, and most result-oriented way. The recovery process after liposuction involves gentle care, diligent exercise, and post-op visits to achieve the desired results. However, the physical activities, when to start, and to what extent should be thoroughly learned and communicated with the plastic surgeon during the introductory consultation.

Dr. Karishma Kagodu (MS, MCh), a well-known celebrity plastic surgeon and Managing Director of Dr. Karishma Aesthetics, noted that bouncing back to routine work ranging from moderate to heavy activities may take a few days or weeks depending on the extent of your liposuction surgery, but resuming light walking almost immediately after liposuction is recommended to promote blood circulation to avoid discomforts, such as swelling, inflammation, or blood clots. However, once patients feel normal after surgery, they can walk as soon as they feel up to it.

1.   What are immediate post-op measures like?

Once the surgical task has been done and a patient is shifted to the recovery room, it is instructed to resume short walking throughout the day immediately after liposuction to prevent unwanted blood clots and promote blood circulation. One must keep this fact in mind that taking proper rest is inevitable during the healing period. Still, light walking is something that helps the healing process in a better way.

2.   What is early recovery post-op liposuction?

In the days following surgery, the initial days of recovery, patients must start gentle walks to promote blood circulation and avoid the discomforts caused by blood clots, such as swelling, inflammation, and pain. The early recovery timeline is two to three weeks. In this period, patients are expected to resume only light activities and not put extra pressure on their bodies to support a hassle-free healing process. You can start cardio, meditation, and stretching during the early days of recovery, but note that low intensity is key here.

3.   What is mid-recovery like, and what physical activities should be resumed?

The mid-recovery period is three to six weeks post-surgery. One can resume light activities, but a plastic surgeon’s guidance is required about what to start and to what extent. However, Dr. Karishma Kagodu instructs her patients to attend the follow-up visits as suggested to get a clearance report about what exercise regimen can be reinstated based on one’s healing progress. During your visit to our clinic, Dr. Karishma can help you determine whether you are okay to resume the specific workout safely or if it is safe to add more physically demanding activities to your daily workout routine. It is always a good idea to start slowly and gradually resume physical activities, allowing incision time to heal and reducing stress and strain on the body can help achieve the optimal benefits from surgery.

4.   During the final days of recovery (After six to eight weeks):

If you get a green signal from the plastic surgeon after six to eight weeks of liposuction surgery, you can resume strenuous exercise. However, you may need a disciplined, consistent, and demanding exercise program to help maintain the liposuction effects for longer. Even though you have undergone body contouring surgery, following a healthy lifestyle, including a nutritious diet and exercise, is extremely important to maintain optimal results.

Besides exercise, what other steps you can take to maintain your results is worth highlighting. However, keep a close eye on your diet and other things that can help enhance the effect of liposuction.

Here are some guidelines to keep top of mind:

·       Drink plenty of water

·       Eat a nutritious diet

·       Attend all the required follow-ups

·       Wear pressure garments

·       Take proper rest and stay patient and positive.

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At Dr. Karishma Aesthetics, Dr. Karishma Kagodu, a highly acclaimed plastic surgeon in Bangalore, is dedicated to helping patients achieve their desired body dimensions. If you are curious to learn how liposuction can benefit you in achieving the desired body contour and are interested in booking an in-person consultation, call us at 9108969006/ 7624809006.