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Thank you for sharing your question. As an anti-inflammatory medication ibuprofen can help reduce the swelling after a TT. Talk to your surgeon if he recommends its use in the recovery period.
Yes, ibuprofen can reduce swelling. Speak with your surgeon about the pain medications that he or she recommends as knows your case intimately. Kindly,Kouros Azar
Ibuprofen is an NSAID which means that it does reduce inflammation and swelling. Most doctors are ok with you taking this after your tummy tuck, but you should check with your doctor first.
You would have to be examined in person and a review of your surgical procedure would be necessary as well. Was your muscle plicated?
What a bummer. It looks like your body does not like the Insorb staples used to close your skin. These staples are made of the same stuff as Vicryl suture and over the years, I've had a few patients who spit every single suture or staple. The treatment is to remove the offending suture an...
It may take several months for a tummy tuck patient’s scars to soften, for sensation to return, and for relaxing of the tight sensation in the abdomen. In the case of extensive surgery, abdominoplasty recovery can be uncomfortable and may take longer. Scars may stay red, become thick or widen. I...
