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Thank you for sharing your question. Progressive tension or quilting stitches are often used to help speed the recovery process of a tummy tuck by minimizing dead space and encouraging the skin and adipose flap to seal down to your muscles faster. Depending on the sutures used they will dissolve over a series of months. Hope this helps.
Some surgeons use what I think you mean as quilting sutures or progressive tension sutures to help minimize the need for drains. Depending upon what type of suture is used, it may take several months for them to dissolve.
An umbilical float procedure does not re-position the belly button lower. It is a maneuver to allow access to the upper abdomen (for fascial tightening) via a lower abdominal incision. You can then position the belly button at/above/below its original position, depending on patient's needs.
Dear Meeow80, I tell all of my patients who have a tummy tuck it is going to take two months for the incision to smooth out and get rid of the dimpling and it will take a full six months for the swelling to leave the tummy tuck. This has been a consistent timeframe for my patients. I ...
Hello and thank you for your excellent question. Yes, you are still a candidate for a tummy tuck, even if you are undergoing peritoneal dialysis. You will need to be cleared medically before the procedure, but it is not unreasonable. Of course, you will need an in-person consultation to ...
