Is it better to put gauze on your tummy tuck incision or tape?

The discussion regarding the safety of your surgery should occur between you, the plastic surgeon and the neurologist.  Optimizing you condition prior to surgery and taking precautions after surgery should result in an excellent outcome with minimized risks of complications.

Thank you very much for your question and photographs. Your CT scan shows a large, ventral diastasis recti (abdominal separation), and you will most probably want to have this repaired. However, there is a fundamental difference between a diastasis recti and a ventral hernia. A hernia is a...

Thank you for your question about tummy tuck.The surgeon who performs your surgery usually completes the paperwork.You will have to ask several questions:Can your collect disability when getting cosmetic surgeryAsk your employer if he/she will honor the formsCheck with your state regulatorsTo be...

Wound dehiscence after a tummy tuck may likely be due to the liposuction of your abdomen which was performed at the same time. If your incision is now healing well, then the discoloration should resolve over the course of the next month or so. Follow up with your plastic surgeon closely and...

Thank you for your question.  Sometimes it is difficult to tell if there is a diastasis recti present post abdominoplasty in a setting of intra abdominal fat gain.  This is known as intraluminal fat which will push the abdominal wall outwards.  I would recommend you lose at least...

Stretch marks that are left after a tummy tuck are usually very low on the abdominal wall, usually just above the abdominoplasty incision.  This new position of the stretch marks makes them a little less obvious than pre-operatively.  Unfortunately, there are no lotions or potions on...