My surgery was 12/15/15 and my PS used surgical glue to seal my incision today I am 6 days post op and the glue is starting to flake away. I'm concerned bc I wouldn't want my wound to bust open. Is this normal this early in? I seen on others post they said 2-3 weeks it would start peeling off. So my question is should I call my PS to have more glue added to my incision to protect it? I'm not pickin at it, this is happening by itself.
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Although the timing to sleep on your back after tummy tuck varies greatly from surgeon to surgeon, it is important to prevent tension on the incision for a reasonable amount of time to ensure proper healing. That "reasonable amount of time" should be discussed with your plastic surgeon....
Dear mtd831,
Thank you for your clinical post and
this is a common question. Certified
plastic surgeons are divided as to performing tummy tuck with adjunctive and
additional procedures. One school of
thought is that abdominoplasty with muscle plication, umbilicoplasty (belly
button...
I would have to say that tummy tuck procedures are always self-pay, even though there may be as much as 1% of cases where the surgeon can find a reason for medical need that can be submitted to the patient’s insurance. But, like the others said, be careful if you are told that it may be c...
