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Tummy Tuck and Liposuction Pain
I had a Spinal Fusion surgery in 2006. I'll be having Tummy Tuck and Liposuction on my back hip area, and I'd like to know, will the pain be most likely worse than what I experienced with Spinal Fusion?
Asked 37 months ago by
mystey
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Pain of a different character
Hi there-
Individual patients seem to experience postop pain differently, and tummy tuck techniques vary as well, and so it is difficult to be firm in an answer to your question- you know your pain tolerance better than I could- but in general, I believe the following could be stated:
The pain from tummy tuck and liposuction will probably not be as severe as the bone pain you probably felt with your spinal fusion. Most patients experience a tight, crampy muscular pain that causes them to...
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Pain after a Tummy Tuck
Pain is a very subjective thing. I couldn't give you an idea how it compares to spinal fusion because I am not sure what type of pain that is. On a scale of 1-10, with 10 being the worst, tummy tucks and submuscular breast augs are probably the highest on average being about a 7 or 8.
Usually, patients feel pretty crappy for the first few days, but by the end of 1 week, they start feeling pretty normal. Many of my patients tell me that it wasn't so bad, but I would rather oversell the pain...
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