Question:
I have heard of people wearing something called second stage compression garments after a lower body lift. What are these? How long total are compression garments worn after the surgery?
Answer:
Second stage compression garments are garments that are worn typically in the first or second week after surgery. These are garments that provide softer, more comfortable support, not as tight as the first stage garments and they are used to not only provide support but facilitate decreasing the swelling that normally occurs after surgery and they are typically worn for a total of four weeks after breast, tummy or liposuction procedures.
About the Author: Dr. Edwin Williams
Dr. Edwin Williams is a double board-certified facial plastic surgeon who founded The Williams Center in 1993. He has performed over 10,000 facial plastic surgery procedures and has pioneered the deep plane facelift. He served on the Board of Directors for the American Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery for over a decade, and served as President from 2015-2016. In 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019, Dr. Williams earned the Castle Connelly Top Doctors award in New York Facial Plastic Surgery.
Dr. Edwin F. Williams III attended Cornell University in Ithaca, New York where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1982. He began medical school at the State University of Buffalo School of Medicine and received his Doctor of Medicine in 1986.
Dr. Williams is actively involved in teaching facial plastic and reconstruction surgery to the residents of the Albany Medical Center and is former Chief of the Section of Facial and Plastic Reconstruction Surgery at Albany Medical Center where he received an academic appointment of Clinical Professor, Department of Surgery.