Hi hun
I think it very much varies how much trauma your body undertakes during the procedure (length, amount of fat removed and ease of removal, etc.) everyone it seems is slightly different. The surgeon said I would need at least a week off for having inner, outer thighs and flanks/hips in 2 hours op although the amount of fat removal in total is fairly small – only about 1.5 l. He said I should see a difference very quickly and most of the swelling and bruising should be gone by 4-6 weeks (which I really hope is true as i have NYC and Glasto in June!!) Most seem to experience the worst of it 2 weeks post op and then it gets significantly better but again depends on number of areas and combo.
Hope your consult went well – will let you know my own experience after the 20th!! x