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Can you get a tummy tuck while you have braces?

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MommyMakeoverMissionNov 6, 2018
I know you can’t wear jewelry and stuff during surgery but I wanted to know if I should hold off on my braces until after my tummy tuck or not.

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I am worried about my epigastric hernia?Congratulations on your recent tell me tuck surgery! I am concerned about this excessive swelling you described in your upper tummy. Unfortunately online there is no way to make a diagnosis here. I think you need to go and see your plastic surgeon, have...

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A good examination is needed to answer this question.  From you pictures I would think you have a fair amount of intra-abdominal fat (visceral) that will only go away with weight loss.  A tummy tuck may help some if you have muscle separation, but wont likely help you as much as you're hoping. I...

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Dana Goldberg, MD

Yes, you can use simethicone. Walking around also helps (although it can feel uncomfortable at first). Be sure to use a stool softener so you don’t become constipated.

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Robert M. Tornambe, MD

MyTime18.   So sorry you are going through this. It appears from your photographs that you are experiencing wound healing issues after your tummy tuck, which can occur. The wound care medicine Santyl is an excellent enzymatic debriding agent that will clean up your wound without further sur...

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