Hello everyone, Not to be horribly graphic, but a large dark grapefruit seems to have been swapped with my scrotum! I'm post op day 4 from a tummy tuck without lipo. I'm elevating my legs, walking around a good bit, even have on some compression underwear I use at the gym. Wondering if this is normal or if I should prepare to be a unich. Thanks in advance
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First, if you feel like you have fluid then it should be evaluated and possibly drained by your surgeon. At 2 weeks, you have a lot of healing left to do in terms of the final scar appearance. Expect it to take a few months at least. Ask your surgeon about options such as silicone sheets to help.
Thank you for the question and pictures. You should be very proud of the appearance of your abdominal wall, especially after multiple pregnancies! In my practice, I would not offer you a mini tuck operation. I would either suggest that you avoid surgery altogether or undergo full tummy tuck ...
Congratulations on your weight loss! It is difficult to tell
without personally evaluating you, but people who have especially slack skin in
their midsection and abdominal muscle weakness need more than what diet and
exercise alone can offer. Typical candidates for a full tummy tuck are...
