Liposuction and TT at the end of May 2018. Body chills and fever. Could this be related to the procedure months later?

September 22, 2018
Asked By:katrice80 in Charlotte, NC

It’s now September and and one side of my abdomen is swollen and hot to touch. Body chills and fever.Could this be related to the procedure months later?

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Answer: Liposuction and TT at end of 5/18. One side now swollen and hot to the touch..

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September 23, 2018

Answer: Liposuction and TT at end of 5/18. One side now swollen and hot to the touch..

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September 23, 2018

Answer: Liposuction and TT at the end of May 2018. Body chills and fever. Could this be related to the procedure months later?

Tom J. Pousti, MDBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
September 23, 2018

Answer: Liposuction and TT at the end of May 2018. Body chills and fever. Could this be related to the procedure months later?

Tom J. Pousti, MDBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon

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