It's been 7 weeks since tummy tuck w/ lipo back, flanks, arms, saddlebags, knees, breast lift with augmentation, and inner thigh lift. I still have two drains in my stomach that are draining a total of 90 plus daily. The insertion site is extremely red, with puss bumbs, and hurts. Also, the drains keep coming out and I see the white part and I have been pushing them back in Why are they drainin so high and can anything be doNE to stop them from coming out? Im getting depressed and they hurt.
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The duration of a mommy makeover surgery can vary based on the combination of procedures involved. Since mommy makeover surgeries usually involve multiple procedures performed in one session, the surgery duration tends to be longer compared to individual procedures performed separately.
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Everyone has different pain tolerance levels so it is hard to tell you on a scale what your pain will be. There is a numbing shot called Exparel that I have been using in my tummy tuck patients that helps cosiderably with post operative pain. It is a numbing injection (non-narcotic)...
Prospective patients should be aware of the risks and downsides of medical tourism (traveling abroad to undergo elective surgery).Medical tourism has becoming increasingly popular in recent years; patients have been flying out of the U.S. for plastic surgery, lured by lower prices.However, a...