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What Items Do I Need for my Comfort, Recovery and Scars Post-op Tummy Tuck and Breast Implants?

asked 4 months ago by Nikki frm Ga in Europe in Ramstein-Miesenbach
Latest answer by Ronald V. DeMars, MD
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Tags: aftercare, keloid scar, scarring

I am scheduled for a tummy tuck in May 2012&a possible breast augmentation, I havent decided on the breast because of the difficult choice between saline and silicone.I am African American and I do Keloid. I am 5'2 127 pounds. I had a C-Section and my scar keloid'ed but it has flaten dramstically and doesnt bother me because my pubic hair grows over it but if I had that type of scar from a TT I would want it way more lighter or gone. The scars are my biggest concerns but what else will be needed

3 answers to What Items Do I Need for my Comfort, Recovery and Scars Post-op Tummy Tuck and Breast Implants?

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Scars from Tummy Tuck and Breast Augmentation

As a general rule your abdominal and breast scars will probably end up about the same texture and color as your c-section scar and will take about the same time to get to the point your current scar is. Although we as surgeons are careful with skin and do what we can, healing in an individual (without complications like infection) is built into your genes and we have only a little control other than things like steroid injections and postop radiation.
Ronald V. DeMars, MD

Portland Plastic Surgeon

www.drdemarsmd.com

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Scar management ought to be Highly Individualized

Hi there- Because your skin is like no one else's, because your surgeon is the only one who will have a firm understanding of the details of his technique and the implications for your scarring, and because good scar management is dynamic and individualized, to say nothing of the fact that the quality of your scar is going to reflect on your surgeon and yourself ( and not on anyone on this site), it is very important that you ask your surgeon these questions. It would be very... more
Armando Soto, MD

Orlando Plastic Surgeon

www.DrArmandoSoto.com

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Care after Mommy Makeover?

Your plastic surgeon will be providing you with his/her preferred “protocol” for perioperative care. You are about to undergo a major operation which often involves a significant physical and emotional recovery. A few words of advice may be helpful:
 1. Make sure you are doing the procedure for the right reasons (for yourself) and that you have realistic expectations. Be aware that an improvement in the “problem area” may not translate to an... more
Tom J. Pousti, MD

San Diego Plastic Surgeon

www.poustiplasticsurgery.com

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