General Anesthesia & Blood Clots? What Are My Chances?

  I have seen this happen a few times after a tummy tuck procedure.  The question is whether you have a seroma (fluid) or hematoma (blood) under the skin.  If your surgeon thinks this is residual blood (hematoma) the best course of action is to wait for at least six weeks prior to...

Dear denvermama36, congratulations on having your procedure performed. Binder garment could cause discomfort around the scar area. I would suggest you to use epi-foam pads to protect the area from the binder. This foam could also increase the pressure limiting the swollen. Good luck.

Thank you for your question. I would recommend that you follow your surgeon's advice in regards to recovery and when it's a good idea to start exercising.  I can understand that it is difficult to not exercise, especially for someone who was so active prior to surgery, but allow...

Thank you for your post. Seromas can be painful and cause a cosmetic deformity, as well as sometimes leak. The whole point of drains is to keep a seroma from happening in the first place. If a drainless procedure was performed, and you had a seroma, or you had drains that were pulled and you...

Mini tummy tuck is meant to improve the lower abdomen only. If the problem is only excess skin and fat and the underlying muscles are not loose, then mini tuck can be performed under general anesthesia or IV sedation, I would not recommend local anesthesia alone, although it can be done under...

You are going to find it very difficult to find someone to manage any post-operative complications from surgery.  If you do have any problems, it might cost you a lot of money.  Therefore, I would highly recommend going to a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon in the U.S.