It's been one week post op and I've had other surgeries in the past (hysterectomy 8 years ago), why am I still feeling exhausted, run down and in a fog? I'll get random heart palpitations every once in a while as well. Just overall not feeling my best still.
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Please ask your plastic surgeon when you may shave your armpits after breast augmentation. Your surgeon is the best person to advise you because the he or she is aware of how you are healing. Generally speaking it likely will take three weeks for the incision to be stable enough for you to shave.
There is no evidence that Vit E helps prevent capsular contracture. Excessive Vit E is known to cause a tendency to bleed during surgery. There is anecodotal evidence to suggest that leukotriene inhibitors such as singulair can be helpful. Best to speak to your plastic surgeon...
Yes, absorbable internal sutures do spit out - some patients have this happen with many of their sutures and others have it with none. It partly depends on how deep the layer of sutures right under the skin are placed (which in turn partly depends on the thickness of your dermis - the layer of ...
