Hello. I had a full tummy tuck with muscles repair and lipo to my posterior hips. I'm healing nicely and the doctor took it one of the drains on Tuesday 9/22. I'm really in no pain anywhere.. Except my hips. They feel very sore and tight. Is this normal? It's not where the lipo was. It feels more like a muscular issue than anything? I appreciate your help.
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If you lie down on your back and lift your head off of the ground, you will be able to feel a space between your six-pack muscles... but it is really rare for things to "break down" at this point.
Very good question. I would advise switching to coffee two weeks prior to surgery. The reason is energy drinks have a witches brew of various herbal components that can rev up your liver, which will make you process anesthesia at a faster rate than most patients. This can effect our ability to...
Hi, Momsey232. Your belly button location is determined by 1) length of belly button stalk, 2) placement of belly button incision. You seem to have slightly off-centered belly button. Although you can wait to see how your swelling decreases over the next 3-6 months, I don't...
