Will people know that I had Smart Lipo?

I often get asked, “will people know that I had Smartlipo?”

The answer depends on who are those people? If you are referring to your partner, then the answer is “yes” unless they are very unobservant or they are away for a week or two.

The incisions for Smartlipo are very small, only about 3 mm. I usually cover them with small steristrips that will stay on for a week. Also, I recommend that you wear spanx or a compression garment for at least 5 days and sometimes for several weeks.

Will my partner know that I had smart lipo?

Your partner may wonder why you are wearing a compression garment to bed, if that is not your normal attire for bed. You may have to explain to your partner that the steristrips are a fashion statement and of course, have nothing to do with incisions or surgery. Also sometimes the incisions may leak the first night of surgery. This will stop by the time you go to work the next day, but your partner may wonder, if you have continence problems. It also may be difficult to explain why the bed is wet after you have slept in it the first night after Smartlipo. Or they may wonder why you are putting a towel under you when you go to sleep. Other than these very personal times, there won’t be any glaring differences.

Most patients do not bruise very much or at all, after Smartlipo, but it definitely does occasionally happen. It may be challenging to explain to your partner, why you have bruises on your love handles or your hips. Perhaps you can fib and tell them that you have a very aggressive trainer at the gym, who insists on hitting you with a stick, if you don’t do your exercises with perfect form. Or maybe it was that cardio-combat class at the gym that is unbelievably tough.

If you are used to jogging with your partner, your partner may wonder why you are taking 5 days off from working out. However it is only 5 days off from exercising, so perhaps you can convince them, that you are working on your meditation skills for 5 days. This will convince your partner that you are doing way too much yoga.

Will everyone else know that I’ve had smart lipo?

If you are talking about anyone except your partner knowing – the answer is that it is fairly easy to hide the Smartlipo event. If you do get some bruising, you may have to wear garments that hide these areas. However you will be back at work the next day. Spanx or compression garments, can easily be worn under your clothing. You are showering and dressing normally and moving normally the very next day. It can be very easy to keep the procedure a secret if you have Smartlipo with me.

Of course, I hope you will be so thrilled with the results that you will want to tell all of your friends and write reviews all over the internet about how much it has helped you.