Is permanent lymphedema possible after Tummy Tuck?

August 19, 2014
Asked By:bdclark12 in Hayward, CA

I had a mastectomy/DIEP flap surgery in March of this year. My tummy is still painfully swollen, sometimes worse than other times depending on the time of day and the extent of my activity. I'm up 3 pant sizes and can't stand any sort of waist band. The swelling is above and below the incision site, sometimes all the way from top of my rib cage to my pubic bone. Is permanent lymphedema possible after tummy tuck? Should I be getting massages, is there surgery that can help? Thank you!

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