Wilmette Tummy Tuck doctors
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Peter E. Johnson, MD
Des Plaines Plastic Surgeon
8901 West Golf Road Ste. 204, Des Plaines |
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411 answers |
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Julius W. Few, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon
875 North Michigan Avenue The John Hancock Center - Suite 3850, Chicago |
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Elysa Fisher, MD
Wilmette Plastic Surgeon
118 Skokie Boulevard, Wilmette |
Recent Answers
Also wondering if you reccomend an overnight hospital stay.
The risk of DVT after tummy tuck is a real risk, and the key is prevention. For all, we use sequential conpression and stockings. Lovenox can reduce the risk, and there are methods to score patients for DVT risk, and if the number is right then Lovenox is prescribed. Lovenox is started by injection 12 hours after the procedure, and continued daily for five days, and is easy to self administer with instruction. In our practice overnight stay is not common.
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What should I eat and being that I got a tummy tuck can I eat whatever I want???
The day after tummy tuck you might be hungry, but your system may still have some of the effect of anesthesia, and effect of narcotic medications. We suggest starting slow, and low fat is best to avoid nausea. Drink lot of liquids the first few days. If you pace your return to food carefully you will not have regrets.
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I am going to have a tummy tuck and I know their will be a scar I was just wondering...as far as the best results when it comes to the outcome of your scar which is better for the outer layer of skin stitches or glue?
There are studies which show in a tension free wound closure glue is as effective as sutures in skin repair. Surgeons most often place the tension of a wound closure on layers deeper than the skin surface to avoid scar spread. The skin can then be sealed with a subcuticular (hidden) suture and covered with a suture tape, or can be glued. Some even use a subcuticular suture and glue instead of suture strips. All can give an excellent result.
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