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Good afternoon! there is no way to tell if you have a recurrence of your hernia without an exam. I would recommend a visit with your operating surgeon. I hope this helps
You will need to call your surgeon, who can decide based upon the conversation if you need to be seen ahead of any already scheduled appointment. All the best
Pain pumps are now very commonly used after tummy tucks. They deliver a controlled, foolproof amount of local anesthetic (numbing medicine) directly into the area of fascial tightening. There are no buttons to press. The medicine is delivered over a period of three days, after...
Based on your description and photo, it is a distinct possiblity that you have in fact ruptured the suture repair of the muscle plication. I would recommend scheduling an appointment with your surgeon to be re-examined. A CT scan may help to answer the question definitively. It can...
I am sorry to hear about your seroma problems. The use of compression garments falls about fifty fifty in terms of plastic surgeons who use them and those that do not. The treatment options once a seroma occurs can vary from observation to percutaneous drainage to opening the...
Dear Melanie: Hard to tell from California. The swelling could be normal or it could be a problem. A certain amount of swelling is to be expected four days after surgery; howwever, increasing swelling associated with increasing pain is not normal at four days. The best thing to do is to call...
Hi - I am sorry to hear of your post-operative problems, but do think that it will improve significantly after you get through the first week. From what you describe, you had a significant amount of surgery done, even though your incisions are only on your abdomen, the tummy tuck itself and...
Thank you for your question. Unfortunately insurance companies have their own criteria for what consitutes medical necessity. In some situations it can be quiete arbitrary. Contact your insurance company and ask for the medical and documenation cirteria for rectus diastasis repair to be...
