After my tummy tuck, there was a small white plastic thing coming out of my incision. Now I'm three months out, and I feel s lot of the plastic things under my skin. I asked the nurse at one of my visits and she said they dissolve in your skin. However it's been 3 months now and it's still a lot & it hurts when I push on them & sometimes they break and I feel them crunch to pieces under my skin. Are they going to dissolve or do I have to have them removed?
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September 14, 2021
Answer: A small white plastic thing coming out of my incision. Are they going to dissolve or do I have to have them removed?
The visible distension of the upper abdominal area that you notice after eating is actually fairly common, and this happens because, as the stomach expands with food, there is pressure applied to the outer abdominal wall thus causing the fullness. It should get better with time as your...
Every surgeon operates at their own pace. Within reason, what is most important is the result. Also, length of surgery will increase if additional procedures are done. For example, my average tummy tuck length of surgery is about 2 hours and 20 minutes. The extra 20 minutes is due to the time...
I am sorry to hear about your concerns prior to your day of surgery. Generally speaking, patients undergoing elective surgery should be at their optimal (or close to) level of health prior to proceeding. It is especially important that there be no compromise of pulmonary function or active...
