About 6 inches in the middle of my tummy tuck incision is not well approximated and has white areas in between? I had surgery on March 5 and have had my incision drained of blood in office for 480 cc last week and 340 cc this week. I did not have drains put in after surgery. I was prescribed duricef po and just finished that and told to wash incision with beta dine and apply gentamycin cream to incision. Any advice on getting oxygen to incision , special bandages, keeping incision open to air?
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Thanks for the question. You should wait 1-2 months because your operation area trying to get healed. Then after yes you can do smoke and drink. I wish you all the best.
Having an elective procedure is a choice a patient makes. It is not "medically necessary".. I would discuss it with your HR department, and possibly consider using your vacation time instead- for your elective surgery
Is a better more accurate term to describe what you had but you are having standard treatment and antibiotics are not required with the wound opened. It will heal much nicer than you can imagine and the pains should improve as your inflammation resolves. But since your surgeon is...