For liposuction, the chamber helps the swelling decrease much more quickly, which results in less postoperative discomfort. We believe it also helps with fat retention after fat transplants. For hair transplants, we're hoping that the chamber will help urge the new growth through the dormant period faster, and that patients will see new hair much sooner. Using hyperbaric medicine routinely for cosmetic surgery patients is a very new idea at this writing. One of the primary reasons is cost.
Most hyperbaric centers are hospital-based, which is expensive.
Outpatient centers can make the whole process more reasonable, especially when you consider that the patient gets back to work sooner. There are other recovery aids your doctor may suggest. The Accuscope is another useful machine which delivers a mild massage to help healing and the smoothing out of lumps. And your cosmetic surgeon should at least offer an external physical therapy ultrasound machine to help with lumpiness or swelling after the procedure. But in addition, you should also ask about the hyperbaric chamber.