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How Often to Change Bandages After Tummy Tuck w/ Lipo?

asked 1 year ago by whitewolf3253 in Jasper, TX
Latest answer by Darryl J. Blinski, MD
Question viewed 756 times
Tags: bandage, compression garment, hygiene

I just had a full tummy tuck with lipo of the flanks, hips, medial thigh and knees. I have a lot of banaging under my compression garment and was wondering how often should the bandaging be changed. Also, how do I care for the new belly button? Mine was packed with some yellow gauze and I was told to leave that in there until my next visit which is in a week. I just need some help with understanding this process. Thank youl

7 answers to How Often to Change Bandages After Tummy Tuck w/ Lipo?

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Postoperative care after tummy tuck

Usually surgeons will have no problem with you coming by the office earlier than your scheduled appointment if you want to be seen. That is usually preferable to getting the opinion of a doctor who did not do the surgery.
Brent Moelleken, MD

Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon

www.drbrent.com

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How Often to Change Bandages After Tummy Tuck w/ Lipo?

Informed consent and post operative instructions with your complete understanding is a paramount issue here! Please call your chosen surgeon for more in detailed explanation to "his" post operative protocols, ASAP! We each have differing orders and care. Otherwise in my personal patients I remove "ALL" dressings at 2 days post op for a complete cleaning and inspection of the incisions, drain sites, giving additional instructions. But that is me. From MIAMI  more
Darryl J. Blinski, MD

Miami Plastic Surgeon
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How Often to Change Bandages After Tummy Tuck w/ Lipo?

Please follow your surgeon's recommendations.Each one of us has a different routine based on training and experience.
Erel Laufer, M.D.

Tampa Plastic Surgeon
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Post Op Tummy Tuck Instrucitons

The best advice to to follow the instructions of your surgeon.  Every surgeon has different post op instructions for tummy tuck / abdominoplasty and different ways they like to do the bandaging.  You should have received a post-operative instruction form after your surgery.  If not, call your surgeon's office for the instructions.  In my office, we have the patients leave the bandages in place until their first post-operative visit.   Good Luck. more
David Shafer, MD

New York Plastic Surgeon

www.ShaferPlasticSurgery.com

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Postoperative tummy tuck care

It is not unusual for surgeons to leave the initial dressings in place until the first office visit. We prefer to see ours after three days but at one week you should be fine. Your surgeon and staff should guide you through the dressing and garments during your first visit. Sit tight and recover. Best of luck, peterejohnsonmd
Peter E. Johnson, MD

Chicago Plastic Surgeon
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Tummy Tuck Dressing/Bandages

The best way to determine how to handle dressing and garments after surgery is to call your plastic surgeon. They should be happy to explain what should be done, and when. If it can't be handled over the phone, they may ask you to visit the office for a quick check. This way everyone is on the same page.
Joseph Mele, MD

Walnut Creek Plastic Surgeon
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Post Op Care for a Tummy Tuck

You should call your Plastic Surgeon and see what they recommend.  Each Surgeon has their own way of caring for post operative patients. I think they would want you to do things just the way they want. Give them a call, that's what they're there for. Best of Luck!
Miguel Delgado, Jr., MD

San Francisco Plastic Surgeon

www.dr-delgado.com

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