Abdominal Etching
Lipoetching sculpts the fat over your abdominal muscles with a fine cannula. Recovery requires no compression garments, and most people are up and about within a day or two.
Ab etching recovery with Dr. Leonard Grossman follows the same light protocol as his liposuction: outpatient surgery under local anesthesia and no compression garments, narcotics or pillows afterward. Most patients return to daily activities within one or two days. This page walks through the first week, the activities to pause, the warning signs worth a call, and how your definition develops as swelling settles.
Procedures often planned alongside etching, each following the same outpatient, garment-free recovery approach.
Lipoetching sculpts the fat over your abdominal muscles with a fine cannula. Recovery requires no compression garments, and most people are up and about within a day or two.
For the flanks, waist or back, his liposuction uses tiny incisions and local anesthesia, with a typical return to work the next day and the gym in about three days.
Organic Plastic Surgery reuses purified fat from contoured areas to add volume elsewhere. Grafted areas have their own aftercare, which Dr. Grossman reviews before surgery.
Recovery after abdominal etching with Dr. Leonard Grossman is planned to be short and simple. You go home the same day without a compression garment, most patients resume daily activities within one or two days, strenuous workouts wait about three days, and open-water swimming is typically fine within a week. Surgery is done under local anesthesia, with light sedation only if you want it, rather than general anesthesia, and Dr. Grossman sees you at follow-up visits as your definition emerges and swelling settles. Each plan is tailored to your anatomy and goals, with Dr. Grossman aiming for natural-looking, outstanding definition that suits your build.
See patients from Dr. Grossman’s etching gallery six months to two years after surgery, once swelling has fully settled.
A recovery protocol built around getting you back to normal life quickly, without garments or narcotics.
Most patients resume daily activities within one or two days and swim in open water within a week.
No compression garments, narcotics or pillows; his liposuction philosophy holds that garments can cause indents and uneven results.
Outpatient surgery under local anesthesia, with sedation if you prefer, so you sleep in your own bed that night.
Surgery and follow-up visits take place at his AAAHC-accredited surgery center on Emmons Avenue in Brooklyn.
The surgeon who developed Lipoetching also follows you through every step of recovery.
Reconstructive and Plastic Surgeon
Dr. Leonard Grossman is a Brooklyn, New York City plastic and reconstructive surgeon with more than 30 years of experience and a pioneer of Organic Plastic Surgery, using patients' own fat in place of synthetic materials. He earned his medical degree from New York Medical College in 1985, completed his internship and General Surgery residency at Beth Israel Medical Center, and completed fellowships in Microsurgery at Montefiore Hospital and Burns and Reconstruction at Jacobi Hospital. In 1995 he completed a fully accredited plastic surgery residency at Scott & White Memorial Hospital in Texas; his practice reports he became the first American plastic surgeon to use Ultrasound Assisted Liposuction that year. He pioneered calf augmentation with fat grafting in 1995 and, by his practice's count, has performed more than 4,500 calf augmentations. He operates at his fully accredited (AAAHC) surgery center at 3039 Emmons Ave in Brooklyn. Recognized by the Castle Connolly Guide, Vitals.com and RateMDs.com, he is dedicated to privacy, professionalism, and helping patients make informed decisions about their care.
Lighter than most people expect. Lipoetching is outpatient, so you go home the same day, and Dr. Grossman’s technique eliminates the need for compression garments, narcotics or special pillows afterward. Expect some swelling and tightness over the treated muscles for a short time; mild soreness is usually managed with over-the-counter pain relievers. The cannula entry points are tiny and placed discreetly, so there is little incision care and scarring is minimal. His focus is on minimal scarring and natural-looking, outstanding results.
Ask Dr. Grossman’s team about your activity timeline, incision care or next follow-up visit.
Dr. Leonard Grossman sees patients from across New York City at one location: his surgery center at 3039 Emmons Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11235.
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Listed as one of the best plastic surgeons in New York City.
Listed among recommended plastic surgeons by Vitals.com.
Listed among recommended plastic surgeons by RateMDs.com.
Recognized by Vitals.com among its top 10 plastic surgeons.
Send your recovery questions to Dr. Grossman’s Brooklyn office, or ask about scheduling an etching consultation.
For immediate assistance, feel free to give us a direct call at 212-585-2133. You can also send us a quick email at drgrossmanstaff@hotmail.com.
For immediate assistance, feel free to give us a direct call at 212-585-2133. You can also send us a quick email at drgrossmanstaff@hotmail.com.