Had tummy tuck one and few years ago. My final result is me gaining 5lbs. Now my upper body looks scary. I'm am sooo big up top and my surgeon says exercise won't fix it. From my back to my arms and under arms. I have another procedure to lipo those areas. I am so scared that a year later I will gain fat else where that was not liposuctioned. Why won't diet and exercise bring those areas back to its normal size before the tummy tuck.
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You have what is called meralgia. It is caused by the irritation, inflammation or entrapment of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve which runs just inside of your hip bone and supplies sensation to the areas you are having pain in. It often disappears on its own. In your case it hasn't. In the...
Swelling above the TT scar is common during the first 3 months especially later in the day. This typically improves at night while sleeping and returns by later afternoon. follow up with your surgeon.
Hello and thank-you for your question.I routinely incorporate liposuction and the abdomen and waist as part to the tummy-tuck procedure. This allows me to achieve a better waistline for my patients and reduce the length of the abdominoplasty incision. If there is fullness of the...
