So I am seven days out from a full tummy tuck and I still have my drain and I am emptying it 4 to 5 times a day so that totals about 500 mL a day of serosanguineous blood… Is that normal?
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Patients who have rectus diastasis and are planning to have a tummy tuck often are looking for a more sculpted and thin waist.Historically, it was a challenge to combine liposuction with a tummy tuck operation. However, with more up-to-date and refined surgical techniques combining...
Dear Pickles17,
Thank you for your question. Spitting sutures is very common in the healing process and should have no impact on your recovery process. Your skin integrity does not seem to be compromised and you should have no problem with wound healing based on what I can see. The healing...
But what are you doing for yours to help it along? Your surgeon should be advising you on how best to care for you wounds and seeing your regularly to evaluate your progress and to clean up the wound if indicated. Wound packing is a must if there are sinuses and tracts under your tummy flap. ...
