Can I take zinc lozenges and emergen-c a week before surgery? Or airborne?

The answer to your question depends on how your plastic surgeon corrected your rectus diastasis (muscle separation).  Obviously, the muscle repair is one of the most important pieces of a tummy tuck.  If the muscle repair comes apart, you will have a bulge, either above or below the...

Your ulcers need to be treated medically and under control for you to be able to have any type of surgery.  Your primary doctor can help you with these issues.  It could require that you see another specialist as well for more guidance and treatment options.A tummy tuck can be done as...

Although it is not unusual to have the symptoms of belching, nausea and midriff fullness immediately following a tummy tuck, these symptoms should be subsiding by post op day 11.  If you have a history of a hiatal hernia, a tummy tuck can aggravate these symptoms.  Check back with both...

Typically the membrane that hold the "sit up" muscles together in the middle of the abdomen get stretched apart with pregnancy or weight gain and cause a protruding, bulging abdomen.  If your tummy is flat without "sucking in" your abdomen you don't need a muscle repair.Sometimes skin hangs...

Is not uncommon for women with or without children to have diastases recti even though the exercise on a regular basis. Repair of the diastases recti should improve the shape of your figure and most certainly tighten-year-old, wall.  a board certified plastic surgeon.

Thanks for the question. After a tummy tuck surgery you can take a shower after 3 days. I wish you all the best.