Could Vomiting After Tummy Tuck Cause Injury?

asked 3 years ago by vickie ruth in florida
Latest answer by Otto Joseph Placik, MD
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8 weeks ago I had a tummy tuck, I had the stomach flu and was throwing up for 24 hours. Now I am afraid I hurt something. I am feeling very sore and burning. How do I know if I hurt something or could that be possible?

5 answers to Could Vomiting After Tummy Tuck Cause Injury?

Did vomiting ruin tummy tuck muscle repair?

The tummy tuck muscle repair is generally set after 8 weeks and it is unlikely that you disrupted the sutures. However, it is possible and you may want to set up an appointment with your surgeon to evaluate your abdomen for possible breakdown of the repair. see video

Otto Joseph Placik, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon

Vomiting and tummy tuck

At 8 weeks you should be OK. Vomiting certainly in the early post-op period could cause tears in the diastasis repair. Pain at 8 weeks is probably normal but I would follow up with your doctor.

Steven Wallach, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Vomiting can affect a tummy tuck result

Tummy tucks are a very popular and effective technique to contour the abdomen. Patients who undergo this procedure should understand that there is a significant recovery process. Immediately after the tummy tuck, care must be taken to not put undue stress or tension onto the abdominal wall, especially if a muscle repair has been performed. We ask our patients not to lift more than 5 pounds for the first month at half and we provide two separate garments to every patient to help them... more

B. Pat Pazmino, MD
Miami Plastic Surgeon

www.miamiaesthetic.com

Possible for vomiting after Tummy Tuck to cause injury, but probably not

Hello, Vomiting involves muscular movement of just about the entire abdominal wall, an area in which sutures are placed during tummy tuck surgery. it is possible you could disrupt the muscular repair by vomiting shortly after a tummy tuck operation. With this being said, I have not seen this happen before even when patients had problems with vomiting shortly after the surgery. Have your doctor follow you along of course.

John P. Di Saia, MD
Orange Plastic Surgeon

Possibly....

Hi there- I'm sorry you were so sick. The risk that you injured yourself or compromised your tummy tuck result really depends on how far removed from the operation you were when the vomiting started. The earlier in the recovery period, the higher the risk that your muscle repair had not become strong enough to support strong retching and that this caused your repair to fail. After 6 weeks, however, the repair should be quite strong and the risk low, in which case the discomfort is probably... more

Armando Soto, MD
Orlando Plastic Surgeon

www.DrArmandoSoto.com

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