Teaching Hospitals in Houston, TX for Tummy Tuck

Hi ChrissySmith, Blood clots can include deep vein thrombosis (blood clots in the legs) and pulmonary embolus (blood clots in the lungs). For the overall population (based on data from ~129,000 patients in the CosmetAssure database), the 30 day risk for blood clots is 0.2%, or one patient in 500...

Fluid in throat after tummy tuck is a good reason to go immediately to your surgeon or another medical practitioner for a full evaluation.

There are several reasons why patients may "reject," or "spit" sutures. Most commonly, if sutures are placed too superficially and are a large caliber suture, then the knot may be palpable (i.e. you can feel it with your finger) below the skin.  Over time, the knots from...

This condition is unusual.  I would definitely see your plastic surgeon.  I have seen permanent sutures extrude, but I have never seen them cause chronic bloating or swelling.  If your bowels are moving regularly, it is unlikely to be related to intrabdominal or intestinal issues...

The belly button scar is essential an opening in the abdominal skin with the stump of the natural umbilicus repaired to the edges of the opening. The location of that scar/incision cannot always be controlled and may roll inwards with a tight and short umbilicus.

IT is generally ok to take codeine 5 weeks after a tummy tuck but I would question if you should be having that much pain and I would prefer for you, if you were my patient, to transition to an over the counter analgesic such as tylenol, in recommended doses.