I know this sounds silly. I am super constipated from my pain killers. I am 5 days out and just stopped taking them. I am taking colace twice a day and drinking a ton of water. I have not had a bowel movement since the day before surgery (6 days ago) I feel horrible and cant go. I was pushing today trying to go when the hubby stated saying I was going to pull out my internal sutures. Is this true? Now Im freaking out. My muscles are more sore but they seemed to be getting more so each day.
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Hello! Thank you for your question! Age alone is not a contraindication
to a surgical procedure. There are a few medical
comorbidities that contribute to a higher risk during any surgical
procedure including infections, wound complications, delayed wound
healing, bleeding, anesthetic risks,...
Thank you for your question, and for posting your photographs. The body does indeed store fat in the abdominal region in different anatomical locations - both outside of the fascia/muscle layer that makes up the body wall, and intra-abdominal (beneath this layer but overlying the abdominal...
All Plastic Surgeons try to minimize tension on the skin closure with every procedure performed. This has a little bit of influence on the scars final appearance. We all have our preferred approach. I choose to use progressive tension sutures and place most of the tension on the deeper layers...
