Before <from the left: day of surgery, day 2, day 4, day 5> After <photo taken right before uploading on day 15> I had arm liposuction at ㅌㄹㅇ in Apgujeong on April 5 and posted a same-day review, so I came back because you might be curious about the 2-week review ◡̈ I’m going to keep posting whenever there’s some progress.
First, on the day of surgery, I was really out of it and my arms were very tingly!
On day 2, it really hurt a lot, and it was my first time in my life seeing my forearm area, the backs of my hands, and my fingers swell that much, so I was really shocked.
Day 3 was similar, but I work in the nail industry so I couldn’t take time off, so I wore the compression garment and went straight to work,, My hands were so swollen that clients asked if I was okay, but there wasn’t much pain, so I could actually work fine.
From the morning of day 4, the swelling went down a lot, and I could tie my hair by myself and take the compression garment off and put it on.
From day 5, I still couldn’t bend my arms at a right angle or raise them straight up against my ears, but I could do a slightly hunched arm raise! After that, the swelling was going down a lot.
From day 10, maybe because of the scar tissue adhesions, there was slight firmness and it felt like it was swelling again, so even though it hurt, I stretched thoroughly!
On day 14, I got the stitches removed. It hurt, but it felt refreshing! The teacher removing the stitches said I didn’t have much bruising and that the line was already visible, and told me it would go down more, so not to worry and to come in for radiofrequency treatment ◡̈
The manager told me to keep disinfecting, stretching, and raising my arms consistently, so I did it whenever I had time. Honestly, I was really worried about working, but it was only a bit hard until day 3. After that, I could work completely like before surgery! Since I have to work with my elbows bent for long periods, my armpit area and the inner area where my arms bend hurt, so from day 5 I tried to take it off when active and make sure to wear the compression garment for 8 hours while sleeping!
It does feel swollen again right now, but I’m seriously totally satisfied!! I’m even more excited for what’s ahead! ◡̈