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How Do I Know if I've Damaged my Tummy Tuck?
I had a tummy tuck, lipo on hips, thighs, flanks, and umbilical hernia repair on Dec. 13th and lifted my garage door on Jan. 2nd. How do I know if I caused damage? I am not in pain but I can't tell if there is swelling under my bellybutton since that area was still somewhat swollen anyway.
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sewmama
in Austin TX
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Did I ruin my tummy tuck by lifting?
In reality, you probably did not injure your tummy tuck but for your piece of mind I would recommend seeing your Plastic Surgeon for reassurance. Early lifting is definitely not recommended but it is rare that a patient can actually undo a tummy tuck unless they do something extremely aggressive in the very early post-operative healing period.
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Tummy tuck and swelling
Hi,
Swelling under the belly button area to the pubis is normal and will exist even up to a year or more. Be patient. Tell you doctor and make sure that all is good but it would be very unlikely that lifting a garage door after two weeks would hurt your long term result.
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Damage to Tummy Tuck Weeks after Surgery
It is unlikely you did any significant damage to your tummy tuck. But the best way to know is to have your plastic surgery see you for a postoperative visit.
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Damage after a tummy tuck
If you dd not feel anything "pop" or expand quickly, I doubt that you caused any damage. If you are concerned then I suggest you speak to your doctor.
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Damage to Tummy Tuck
It is difficult to tell you via this blog. The best advice I can give is to discuss this with your surgeon at your follow up appointment.
Dr. ES
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Pain after tummy tuck
I would recommend going to see your board - certified plastic surgeon in order to let them examine you and determine if any injury has occured.
Saint Louis Plastic Surgeon
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Avoid heavy lifting after surgery
If you did not have any increased pain after lifting the door, it is unlikely that the muscle repair was damaged. Most likely it just some swelling but I would let your surgeon know what is going on so they can better evaluate you.
Most surgeons recommend avoiding strenuous exercise and heavy lifting for a period of 4-8 weeks after abdominoplasty to allow things to heal appropriately
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It's almost impossible to damage the repair from a tummy tuck but it's not impossible.
If patients engage in activity that would jeopardize the repair of the abdominal wall after a tummy tuck, pain would prevent them from completing the damage long before this occured. Patients should be mindful of the possibility of damaging the repair by heavy lifting, but I doubt you have done anything of long term significance by opening a garage door.
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Tummy tuck and liposuction
It is doubtful that you damaged anything. If you are uncertain, see your surgeon. Be careful on lifting anything heavy for the first 6-8 weeks.
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Lifting causing damage tummy tuck
Lifting a garage door can be done slowly and without much strain, or it can be very strenuous depending on how you did it. If you did it carefully then you probably did not cause any damage. If you had no pain associated with the lift then you are probably OK. You should avoid this and have a family member do the lifting for you until your Doctor says you can do it.
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Ruined tummy tuck?
It would be rare for you to have ruined your result and not have it be obvious right now. Probably you just have some swelling but go back to your doctor for reassurance.
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Did activity ruin tummy tuck
Inform your physician who will likely follow you but he/she can obain a CT scan (see VIDEO link below) and/or a high resolution ultrasound to make a definitive diagnosis.
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How Do I Know if I've Damaged my Tummy Tuck?
Regarding: "How Do I Know if I've Damaged my Tummy Tuck?
I had a tummy tuck, lipo on hips, thighs, flanks, and umbilical hernia repair on Dec. 13th and lifted my garage door on Jan. 2nd. How do I know if I caused damage? I am not in pain but I can't tell if there is swelling under my bellybutton since that area was still somewhat swollen anyway."
It is impossible to know if you disrupted your tummy muscle repair by lifting a garage door 3 weeks after your surgery....
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