Pulmonary hypertension is a frequent and often under-recognized cause of leg edema, particularly in elderly people [4]. The cause is frequently sleep apnea, but it can also be a consequence of congestive cardiac failure or chronic pulmonary disease [36].
Pain and Swelling After Liposuction. An epidural anaesthesia may be employed in surgeries that only treat the lower body. It may be as minimal as two hours for the effect of the anaesthesia to wear off. Following surgery, doctors will administer painkillers (analgesics), which the patient ingests orally.
Abdominal liposuction leaves only one or two small punctures or incision marks on the upper and lower stomach area, each is only 3 mm wide. These incision marks heal very quickly after the surgery and scarring is usually not an issue, because they are so small and they fade to the blend into the natural color of the skin.