Why Wear A Compression Garment After Plastic Surgery?

The benefits of wearing a compression garment and why it is important after plastic surgery

Cosmetic or plastic surgeries can have positive, long-term effects when healing is initiated early and one of the most important elements of achieving successful results is to follow your surgeons’ instructions and the consistent use of compression and post-surgical garments.

What are compression garments?

Compression garments are specially designed elastic apparel worn after surgical procedures and throughout recovery. They provide additional support by contouring to the body or body part. Plastic surgeons generally recommend using a compression garment following liposuction, a tummy tuck (abdominoplasty), arm lifts (brachioplasty), facial procedures, male gynecomastia, breast reduction or augmentation and many other types of surgical sculpture procedures.

What are the benefits of wearing a compression garment after plastic surgery?

Compression garments have multiple medical benefits such as reducing swelling after a surgical procedure and decreasing the risk of a blood clot. By speeding up the blood flow, compression garments also assist in flushing harmful fluids out of the body during post-surgical recovery.

They also help control sudden uncomfortable movements like coughing or sneezing, decreases the amount of bruising and assists the loose skin in retracting or shrinking. Compression garments provide patient comfort and accelerate the healing process.

How can wearing a compression garment help my body heal faster after plastic surgery?

When applied correctly, compression wear can increase blood circulation around surgical areas to accelerate healing, reduce swelling, flush out harmful fluids and stabilizes the surgical site, minimizing discomfort. The result is not only a shorter recovery time, but a cleaner surgical area with minimal scarring.

How long do I wear a compression garment after plastic surgery?

As with any post-surgical conditions, the duration of use for a compression garment is highly dependent upon your own recovery and your surgeon’s instructions. Larger, more invasive procedures will require a lengthier timeline for your compression garment and recovery in general. The type of procedure can also determine the use of your garment, because certain techniques pose greater risks of complication. Typically, compression garments are worn for 1 to 4 weeks following surgery, but only your surgeon can definitively tell you when to stop or resume certain activities throughout recovery.

Compression garments accomplish many important goals following plastic surgery. The garments help maintain the improvement in contour, reduces the swelling in the area which will accelerate healing and create a better result as well.

Will not wearing my compression garment affect my final result?

A number of studies have been conducted on whether or not wearing compression garments following a plastic surgery procedure will affect the results and evidence does suggest that doing so can be extremely helpful.

Are compression garments comfortable?

While compression garments are snug, they are carefully made so that they are not too tight around the patient’s frame. In addition, the compression garments are made of breathable materials to ensure that patients are as comfortable as possible when they are wearing their compression garment.

If you’re content in general with your body but the frustration over persistent areas keeps plaguing you, it might be time to schedule a consultation with an experienced plastic surgeon.

Together, you can develop a unique treatment plan to reveal your existing assets, and eliminate those little flaws for good.

Have one of those frustrating imperfections you would like to disappear?

Dr. George Marosan, a plastic surgeon with Bellevue Plastic Surgeons, specializes in liposuction and body contouring techniques. His unique practice philosophy is based on the belief that your treatment is more than cosmetic; it is a medical procedure that requires expertise.

Anyone who wants a shapelier, more sculpted figure and would like to discover more about all the services Dr. Marosan offers in the Seattle, Redmond or Bellevue, Washington areas, call 425.450.1994 or use the onlinecontact form to make an appointment for a consultation.