IMy husband and I are concerned about the drainage. the right catheter was removed the first week, the l. catheter drains 10 to 100cc in a 12 hour period. am wearing tight binder and a lace up corset. what else can I do to stop this?
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March 16, 2015
Answer: 6 weeks post tummy tuck, concerned about the drainage. Any suggestions?
Your photos demonstrate several issues that you describe. Your surgeon can examine you and provide answers to your questions that are more exact than anything that can be done online. Certainly, all of us have had patients who request revision from abdominoplasty and the fact that...
Dear CurseBeGone,
Typically, cold packs are used
postoperatively in patients to quell swelling. Typically, this has only
beneficial the first 48 hours. You need to be judicious though on a tummy tuck
because it could cause constriction of the blood vessels supplying the flap
just below the...
In general, from a health and safety point of view, there is no problem with a pregnancy after a tummy tuck. Many of these patients will develop worse stretch marks after tummy tuck than they may have had before. But this is purely a cosmetic deformity. As far as the safety of multiple c...
