I had extended tummy tuck on 5/10/15 about 4 weeks ago. About 5 days I got really bloated at work and was wearing a tight compression garment. I developed these blisters very quickly the next morning, they are not on the incision site. I am terrified it is necrotic, but it may be a normal healing blister .. any advice ?
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I'm sorry to hear that you are having to deal with that, but it does happen from time to time. I would say that that you want to put just enough packing in to the point that it seems like the cavity is lightly-filled. You do not need to force more in. The idea is to prevent the skin from healing...
Hello, in my practice I will consider performing a tummy tuck on a plus-sized person depending on their goals, overall the health, and abdominal assessment. I usually do these procedures in hospital rather than my surgical facility because the surgery is often more extensive, and I prefer...
Smoking affects both the quality of healing and the time it takes to heal any surgical procedure because it reduces blood flow to tissue already compromised by the surgery. All surgeons have their own policy regarding smoking at it is imperative you discuss this directly with your surgeon...