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Write a ReviewSeroma Drainage Makes Me PASS OUT!
- bbHOLT
- posted 3 years ago
- updated 3 years ago
- Worth It
- Cost: $15,000
- Harvey Bock, MD (Milwaukee, WI)
The tummy tuck procedure repaired muscle...
- 1 Jan 2010
The tummy tuck procedure repaired muscle separation and removed extra skin. I also got rid of tubular breasts by the addition of great implants! Hooray! Maybe I got a seroma because I had lots of lipo to my flanks and an extended Tummy Tuck?
I developed a seroma two weeks after surgery. It has been drained twice and is not infected. Each time, I get really woozy, dizzy, nauseous, and nearly pass out. I know I'm a whimp about this simple little drainage procedure. What can I do (or take) to get me through the next several drainages? I tried a valium and it didn't help in the least. (P.S. The pain aspect of the extended TT and BA was really not an issue for me, so I'm not always a whimp!)
My Doctor: Harvey Bock, MD
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Dr. Harvey Bock has both great experience and bedside manner. He comes highly rated by others in the area!
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I am assuming that you have the seroma in the abdominoplasty region. If so this shouldn't be too painful if the needle is inserted in the skin that was lifted above the scar as it is usually very numb and will be so for many months. However getting dizzy and light headed is often due to a vasovagal reaction where your blood pressure drops and you experience the above symptoms. This is often because of the thought of you having this done and not the actual needle stick. The best thing is don't watch, don't ask a lot of questions, close your eyes and lay flat with a cold compress on your forehead. Goodluck