How Long Before the Staples Dissolve with a Tummy Tuck Procedure?

Stomach contents and acid are prevented from going back up the food tube (esophagus) by a valve called the gastroesophageal sphincter. When the valve does not close properly stomach contents can go up as far s the back of the mouth. Various foods and medications relax this valve allowing this to...

You may want to undertake a 3 month course of core strengthening exercises using a Pilates type regimen. If this fails I would consider consultation with 3 different plastic surgeons to discover your candidacy for a tummy tuck.

I assume you mean a stomach ulcer and not a skin ulcer. There is no known causation in the fo rmer and the latter may be due to decreased sensation in the lower abdomen.

It is difficult to judge, but in some patients who have severe laxity of the abdominal muscle and fascia it is not always possible to get a washboard abdomen.  Also you may want to see your plastic surgeon to make sure your plication has not been compromise. There could be many reason...

Thank you for the question. Yes it is possible to keep your upcoming surgery private. The more time off you have the easier it will be to do so. “White lies" such as  having undergone a back  procedure or treatment may be helpful. Best wishes.

You need to submit a post op photo to assess properly what is going on. From the pre-op photo you should have had at least 8-12 lbs of tissue excised. You may be "third spacing" fluid which means very simply put, that fluid is not in blood vessels nor cells, but in the spaces around those st...