I have a tummy tuck/ mommy makeover consultation with my mom's plastic surgeon tomorrow. My mom mentioned that she does nice belly buttons and called them "brazillian belly button" style. What does this mean? Anybody know?
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An abdominoplasty results in a lot of empty space between the abdominal muscles and the deeper fatty tissue connected to the skin. When this happens the body fills up space with fluid (that's why drains are so important).
As this heals the skin slowly reattach to the muscles below. Quilting...
Yes, most patients are able to walk up stairs ( and hopefully stay up there for a while) after tummy tuck surgery. I would suggest that you have help on each side of you and you take your time with very slow steps.Best wishes.
Yes it is quite normal to have swelling of the skin above the incision for quite some time after a tummy tuck. Normally the excess fluid in the skin is channeled away via small vessels called lymphatics. These are cut and the flow of this fluid is altered after a tummy tuck. It does...