Olympia Tummy Tuck doctors
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Braden Stridde, MD
Federal Way Plastic Surgeon
918 S 348th St Suite B, Federal Way |
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Arthur Foley, MD
Olympia Plastic Surgeon
3425 Ensign Rd NE, Suite 300 Ensign Medical Center, Olympia |
1 answer |
Recent Answers
The tummy tuck went beautifully and "seemed" to be healig well. However, there was a very large collection of fluid (a seroma) located "above" where the bandages were. The huge mass was pressing very hard on my diaphram and making breathing VERY difficult. When the surgeion "looked" at it at the first follow-up, he said that everything looked fine. I should have insisted that he actually "touch" it to tell just how hard and how large this mass was. Instead, I went on to suffer for several weeks before he even realized there was a problem. I have not been able to breathe normally or straighten up normally since the surgery in November. I went to the ER twice with shortness of breath and was admitted overnight once because of an abnormal ekg. I have the feeling of a large rhino sitting on my diaphram and making breathing "VERY" difficult. All of this was feeling like a HUGE strain on my heart, not allowing space enough forf my heart to even pump at all....Also, I have sharp pains, like knitting needles going through me....I suffered for months feeling like I was being crushed and suffocated from the inside out.........I recently had a sudden surge of movenment where the seroma seemed to shift a little lower making breathing a "little bit" easier. It's still difficult to breath, and I still have sharp, stabbing pains as well as the feeling that internal stitches are being pulled. There is defiantely a large mass which does not belong. The surgeon intends to be able to get it out soon, waiting for 3 mos. from original incisioin date. So, in 2 weeks, G-d willing, this whole nightmare can FINALLY be over......... He is planning on making a small incision, under local anesthesia and pull it out..........
Your situation sounds highly unusual. Seromas can occur following a tummy tuck, but they are easily diagnosed and usually easily treated by simple aspiration through a needle inserted through the skin. If surgery is required then you may actually have had a hematoma (collection of blood) which has now had time to organize and is not treatable just by aspiration. Or perhaps you just have a seroma but your surgeon plans to remove the lining of the seroma cavity (bursa). Doing this under local only will be a challenge unless it is fairly small. You might want to consider getting a second opinion. Best of Luck.
what can a plastic surgeon do for an open c section wound that is about 1/8 inch open? I had to be opened up 6 days post op due to hematoma and have been undergoing wet to dry packing daily for past 5 weeks. I sought second open at different ob and she mentioned sending me to plastic surgeon. Im just curious what could be done and if this could mean another surgery? Im also having pain on right side still. ob that performed section said he thought it might be related to ilioinguinal nerve????
It is difficult to give specific advice without actually seeing you. If your problem was truly just a hematoma, then there is no reason your couldn't have been re-closed at the time the hematoma was evacuated. However your OB apparently felt otherwis, so you are now going down the road of delayed wound healing. This can take many weeks and it sounds like you are almost healed. Inevitably you will have a less satisfactory scar. It is unlikely that a plastic surgeon can do much to alter the outcome at this point. After 6 months you might want to consider seeing a plastic surgeon if you wish to have the scar revised.
I am a 31 mother of two boys both delivered via c-section. I definitely am going to get a breast augmentation (not sure of saline or silicone). As far as my stomach, is there any other procedures besides a full tummy tuck that may be able to provide better results than the current state that it is in… ie, smart lipo, liposuction? I don’t want the tummy tuck scar. Thank you in advance for your replies.
As someone who performs SmartLipo on a regular basis, I can tell you that you almost certainly be disappointed with the results of any type of liposuction procedure. Your photos suggest that you have significant stretching of your muscle wall and separation of the rectus (six pack) muscles. Correction of this problem can only be achieved with a tummy tuck. Most people do not want the scar associated with a tummy tuck, it is a tradeoff. You have to decide if the scar is worth the significant improvement in your abdomen that could be achieved with a tummy tuck.
