I just had my two week follow up appt. I asked if I could walk on a treadmill, the Dr seemed annoyed with that question.....thinking I'm trying too hard too fast to get back in shape. He said absolutely NOT! A week ago he said it would be ok to walk around the block....why is one ok and not the other? Prior to this surgery I exercised 5days a week....I am getting tired of sitting/laying around....and I feel my energy will improve with exercise.
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Thank you for your post. Seromas can be painful and cause a cosmetic deformity, as well as sometimes leak. The whole point of drains is to keep a seroma from happening in the first place. If a drainless procedure was performed, and you had a seroma, or you had drains that were pulled and you...
Mini tummy tuck is meant to improve the lower abdomen only. If the problem is only excess skin and fat and the underlying muscles are not loose, then mini tuck can be performed under general anesthesia or IV sedation, I would not recommend local anesthesia alone, although it can be done under...
You are going to find it very difficult to find someone to manage any post-operative complications from surgery. If you do have any problems, it might cost you a lot of money. Therefore, I would highly recommend going to a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon in the U.S.
