19 days ago I had a mommy makeover. Today I drove my kids to school although I'm not yet walking upright. While driving my abdominal muscles became stiff and tight. Getting out of the car when I got home was a nightmare. I walked into the house hunched over like a 100 year old woman with a curved spine. The outer muscles of my breasts hurt and bulge, and I'm beginning to feel like a seized up machine or a beaten up old lady. I think I need some type of physical therapy. What could I do?
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September 29, 2016
Answer: Healing and Recovery after a Mommy Makeover
The large
veins that you describe over your hips and thighs are most likely superficial
varicosities. These veins shouldn’t
impact your proposed surgical procedure.
Fortunately they aren’t associated
with the development of deep venous thrombosis or pulmonary emboli. Never the les...
Thank you for your question. I generally recommend waiting until all the swelling is down before engaging in sexual activity if it was just a breast lift. So typically two weeks would be fine. However, I would wait closer to six weeks with a mommy makeover as the abdominal region requires more...
You are treating this properly--except to remove the source of the problem! I have seen this in patients who wear their abdominal binder or elastic compression garment so tight is "folds" the skin and causes superficial skin loss. There was never an incision or scar here, but your photos...