How do you go Poop in a Compression Garment?

Please touch base with your surgeon. He or she is most familiar with your surgery and if you need to worry about your garment being too tight. Garments should feel snug and supportive, and although many patients feel itchy or claustrophobic, you shouldn’t have outright pain due to tightness. If ...

Thank you for your question and photos.A formal tummy tuck takes all the skin from the belly button to the horizontal incision which is placed low within a garment line. Often the skin is loose but the excess does not allow for complete removal of the skin from the belly button to the pubic...

The area you describe above the navel is the second most common place to get a seroma after an abdominoplasty. It's possible that what you are experiencing is a chronic seroma. This should improve with time. A hernia in any area is possible but would be most unlikely. You should check in with...

Hello and thank you for your question. A tummy tuck can definitely remove fat above the belly button.  If you are an appropriate candidate, your entire tummy tuck can be done through a low and short incision, all completely below the bikini line.  The belly button can be designed to look na...

Thank you for your question. Unfortunately recti diastasis is not covered by most insurances and isn't considered a hernia. If you have a separate issue of a hernia, that could be covered to be repaired by a general surgeon prior to your tummy tuck. Some PS can fix a hernia during a tummy tuck ...

Thank you for sharing your question and I am sorry to hear of this wound development.  Because this is an acute change in your recovery I would reach out to your surgeon to voice your concerns and be seen in person for recommendations on wound care.  Hope this helps.