I had full tummy tuck with muscle repair, had nausea/vomit episode the first night, could that damage the muscle repair? (photo)

Hello,Thank you for your question. Unfortunately, this problem is sometimes unavoidable, yet does not tend to cause damage. If you feel increasing pain or have any other concerns, you should let your plastic surgeon know, just to be safe. The sutures used for Tummy Tuck and muscle repair are very strong and typically reinforced in layers.All the best 

Hello and thank you for your question! The simple answer to the question, can vomiting damage the muscle repair is, yes, it can. However, it would take quite significant vomiting and probably multiple episodes of it to cause the internal repair to break as long as the repair was done in multiple, re-enforcing layers. That being said, you want to take every precaution so that you do not have these episodes (eat before pain meds, take anti-nausea meds, make sure BMs are frequent and normal, etc...) This is something you should definitely let your plastic surgeon aware of. Congrats on your recent surgery and best of luck during your recovery!Ankur Mehta MD

Thanks for your question. Excessive force from nausea and vomiting can damage the muscle repair, but that’s unusual. It’s a good idea to have your surgeon checl the repair next appointment!Good luck. Dr. Aldo