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Pulmonary Embolism After Tummy Tuck & Lipo. Is It Possible After 20 Days from Surgery?

asked 11 months ago by Mucas100 in Miami, FL
Latest answer by Vivek Bansal, MD
Question viewed 660 times
Tags: legs, 3 weeks post-op, blood clot, lungs

Clots in right leg and both lungs. Diagnostic: pulmonary embolism. Symptoms (pain & shortness of breath mostly) on day 20 after surgery.

12 answers to Pulmonary Embolism After Tummy Tuck & Lipo. Is It Possible After 20 Days from Surgery?

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Tummy Tuck

This is possible if your activity level was too low, and you had other risk factors. You will need to be speaking with an Internist, Pulmonologist, Hematologist, your surgeon, and any others they feel need to be a part of your recovery.
Vivek Bansal, MD

Danville Plastic Surgeon
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Blood clots 20 days out

Yes this is possible.Post op I try to get my patients walking and ambulatory and NOT sitting around to increase blood flow and circulation in your lower extremities.
Robert Brueck, MD

Fort Myers Plastic Surgeon
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Pulmonary Embolism

A pulmonary embolism is certainly possible 20 days post liposuction and tummy tuck. The clot may form in the leg(s) early in the postoperative period and dislodge to become a pulmonary embolism far later in the postoperative course.
David Bogue, MD

Boca Raton Plastic Surgeon
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Clots and P.E. 20 days post tummy tuck and lipo, possible?

Yes, it is possible to have blood clots that can lead to a pulmonary embolism 20 days or more after surgery. Blood clots can occur at any time. They can occur without being proceeded by an operation. They are often associated with inactivity, venous damage, (trauma, smoking), and hypercoaguable states, (hematologic disorder, pregnancy). With your signs and symptoms, please see a doctor immediately. Get treatment, and they will most likely check... more
Jeffrey Roth, MD

Las Vegas Plastic Surgeon

www.jjrothmd.com

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Pulmonary Embolus Is Possible 20 Days Or More Post-op

Thrombo-embolic events following elective plastic surgery are rare but can occur 20 days following tummy tucks or even later. Most surgeons take various precautions to lessen the chances of this occurence but it still can happen. These problems seem to occur at a slightly higher rate in patients undergoing tummy tucks who have previously undergone bariatric surgery.
John Whitt, MD

Louisville Plastic Surgeon
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Pulmonary Embolism After Tummy Tuck & Lipo. Is It Possible After 20 Days from Surgery?

Yes it can occur! Please seek immediate medical attention and possible in hospital care. If in Miami see your doctor ASAP or I would be happy to help you.
Darryl J. Blinski, MD

Miami Plastic Surgeon
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Blood Clots After Surgery

Most blood clots that form after surgery develop during surgerys or shortly after while the patient is bedridden. That is one of the reasons we encourage people to get up and start walking so soon. It may not have caused you pain until it dislodged from your leg and traveled to your lung. Your body was at work breaking down the clot all that time. Three weeks is not too far out to see it travel to your lung. There are undoubtedly many people whose... more
Lori H. Saltz, MD

San Diego Plastic Surgeon

www.ljcsc.com

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Tummy tuck

Pulmonary embolus ismampossible complication after an abdominoplasty. If can occur even 20 days postoperatively
David L. Abramson, MD

New York Plastic Surgeon
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Pulmonary embolism is possible 20 days after tummy tuck and liposuction.

Surgery and (relative) inactivity during recovery can increase the risk of blood clots forming in the legs, even if precautions are taken in the operating room (such as active anti-embolic pressure boots or leggings). Regardless of when the clots formed, as you resume more normal activity levels, the clots can partially dissolve and can "break off" and then travel in your blood stream to your lungs. (In rare cases of persistent congenital hole in the heart between pumping chambers,... more
Richard H. Tholen, MD, FACS

Minneapolis Plastic Surgeon

www.mpsmn.com

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Pulmonary embolism and tummy tuck

Yes, this is possible. You probably developed the clot in your leg during or shortly after surgery. It likely dislodged and travelled to the lungs more recently. This is certainly a risk with any surgery- slighly higher with tummy tuck surgery-. Hopefully you are on some type of blood thinner (lovenox or coumadin) and getting a hematology work up to rule out genetic issues that predispose you to developing clots. Other risk factors are listed above in Dr.... more
Tiffany McCormack, MD

Reno Plastic Surgeon

www.plasticsurgeryrenotahoe.com

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Pulmonary embolism

Unfortunately pulmonary embolism can occur upto six weeks after major surgery or period of immobilisation. Please seek appropriate treatment. Hope you get better soon.
Anindya Lahiri, MBBS

Birmingham Plastic Surgeon
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Pulmonary Embolism After Tummy Tuck & Lipo. Is It Possible After 20 Days from Surgery?

Yes - As hard as it may be to believe a blood clot in the deep veins (Deep Venous Thrombosis) which may become dislodged and travel (embolus) to the lungs (PE) may be seen up to a month after surgery. Vein clots may be formed as result of genetics (certain mutations make some people more prone to clotting), taking certain medications (hormones, birth control pills etc), having occult cancer, smoking, obesity, surgery longer than 2 hours among others. At this point you would probably need... more
Peter A. Aldea, MD

Memphis Plastic Surgeon

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