Since liposuction has become popular around the world, more and more people want to use it to achieve rapid fat reduction and shaping. Many candidates are also particularly concerned about the post-operative recovery time. This is because only by understanding this issue can you organize your work and life. The recovery time after liposuction surgery is affected by the area of fat extraction, the amount of fat extraction and individual differences, and the recovery period can be roughly divided into the following time periods Severe swelling period This period is usually in the first 3 days after surgery. Inflammatory oozing, the presence of swelling fluid and possible blood oozing from the liposuction area are the main causes of swelling during this phase. During this period, there may be some exudate at the eye of the liposuction, some pulling pain in the liposuction area, and bruising of the skin. Therefore, the doctor will usually put the patient in a shapewear and ask the patient to rest in bed for 1~2 days. For those who have liposuction of lower limbs, bed rest is more necessary. Rapid swelling reduction period This period is usually between the 4th and 7th day. After a period of severe swelling, the patient will enter the rapid swelling reduction phase. During this period, the pain in the liposuction area will gradually disappear and the skin bruising will gradually improve. The sutures of the liposuction port can be removed in 7-10 days. Do not touch the wound until it is removed to avoid infection. During this period, it is still necessary to wear shapewear all day; you can already resume your daily work and life while avoiding a lot of physical work. Continuous swelling reduction period This period is usually in the 8th to 30th day. After the rapid swelling period, you will enter the continuous swelling period. During this period, the bruising and pain in the liposuction area will gradually disappear. The subcutaneous tissue damage in the liposuction area starts to repair and the damage to the peripheral sensory nerves of the skin has not been fully reestablished, which may cause some stiffness and numbness of the skin in the liposuction area. Stabilization period This period is usually 1 month to 6 months after surgery. After the continuous swelling period, the liposuction area enters the stabilization period. During this period, the numbness and stiffness of the skin will gradually disappear and the flexibility of the skin will gradually return. The fat reduction and contouring effect that can be achieved after liposuction will also be set at this time. Of course, during this period, in order to achieve better shaping, you can continue to wear shapewear and gradually reduce the amount of time you wear shapewear, such as half a day during the day or night.