“Swelling, extra pounds gained after tummy tuck”
Tummy tuck: Worth it
Cost: $6,000
Pain: Mild
Review of Tummy tuck:Pain: Mild
Tummy tuck satisfaction: Excellent
I decided to get a tummy tuck because i wanted to shed my extra fat on my tummy and i wanted to get rid of the loose skin.
Jul 11, 2009Comments and replies (9)
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1417 posts
12 Jul 2009
Hi Lalatummy,
A few other RealSelfers have had the same post-tummy tuck weight gain you mentioned. Here are links to their questions (with answers):
Is weight gain after Tummy Tuck from swelling?
How to lose weight after Tummy Tuck?
Hope this helps!
--Sharon
20 posts
13 Jul 2009
Hi, I noticed that you live in NY & I do too. I am looking for a good surgeon. Would u mind giving me the name of the doctor that did your surgery?
31 posts
13 Jul 2009
absolutely it does..wait a few more weeks to weigh yourself or you are setting yourself up to be depressed. You'll either level out to your previous weight or maybe a few lbs. lighter. Take care!
1077 posts
18 Jul 2009
Ladies, Surgery is trauma. We surgeons wear measks. We use sterile instruments. But we inflict serious injuries on the tissues we separate and then put together. When tissue is injured fluid literally collects in the space outside the cells and outside the blood vells - called THIRD SPACE. This is caused by damaged and leaky blood vessels. The volume varies with the injury. (In burn patients, the WHOLE body is leaky and they can put on tens of pounds). As the inflammation subsides, the fluid gets taken up by the vessels and swelling subsides. As you urinate and sweat, you will lose this weight. Do not worry. This is TOTALLY normal. Hope this was helpful. Dr. Peter Aldea PS I am a FORMER New Yorker. I still miss the city.
317 posts
18 Jul 2009
Don't weigh yourself after surgery! After any operation, there will be swelling, as well as "3rd spacing" of fluid. The bigger the operation, the more of this will occur. It is not uncommon to be 2 to 3 liters positive after surgery (3 liters of fluid is about 7 lbs). You will continue to swell, and that fluid has to come from someplace (you must drink - keep your urine clear and not concentrated). Swelling tends to peak at 48-72 hours, and then your body will start to let go of all of this fluid (you will urinate a lot.) Don't look at the scale for 2 weeks after surgery - it will only produce unnecessary anxiety!
11 posts
7 Nov 2009
Hi, I noticed that you live in NY & I do too. I am looking for a good surgeon. Would u mind giving me the name of the doctor that did your surgery?