![]() ![]() To avoid excessive bleeding you should rest quietly the first few days following Liposuction and avoid taking aspirin, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications (Advil, Motrin, Aleve, among others) and some herbal medicines that can cause increase bleeding. A uniformly blood-stained fluid (i.e., hematocrit greater than 1 percent) narrows the differential diagnosis of the pleural effusion to malignancy, trauma (including recent cardiac surgery). Keep these incisions clean and inspect daily for signs of infection. The recovery time after surgery depends on the procedure type and if you need stitches. Your incision site will be covered with a dressing to keep the area protected. A pilonidal cyst is a sac filled with hair and skin debris that forms at the bottom of your tailbone. Until that time you may sponge bathe only. After Liposuction, you may not shower until your surgical drains are removed by your plastic surgeon. Your plastic surgeon may give you specific information on when you no longer need the drain and when it will be removed, but generally these are removed between 4-7 days after surgery, when the drainage output is less than 30 ml/24 hrs. Patients should empty their surgical drains, three times a day, and keep track of how much fluid comes out. It will change color from red to pink to a light yellow or clear as the wound heals and the fluid starts to go away. This is a normal secretion due to the exit of the anesthetic solution with blood. Place some disposable towels on your bed to protect your bed sheets from bloody drainage. It may look like a swollen lump and feel tender or sore. Or it may form up to about 1 to 2 weeks after surgery. Fluid builds up under the skin where tissue was removed. Usually, during the first 24-48 hours, large amount of blood-stained fluid (serosanguinous drainage) would come out of the drainage holes. Post-Surgical Seroma A seroma is a sterile collection of fluid under the skin, usually at the site of a surgical incision. Surgical drains are typically placed in order to allow the fluid to flow out of your body. This makes an infection or other complications more likely to occur. Damage to adjacent lymphatic vessels during surgery may result in serous fluid leakage into the empty space, resulting in the creation of a seroma. Fluid may collect inside your body in the surgical area. I appreciate your questions! Having serosanguinous drainage is normal during the first week following a Liposuction procedure. ![]()
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