How Long Do I Need to Wait After Surgery to Get in a Pool or the Ocean?

It is not unusual for some women to report their belly-button looking off center soon after surgery.  This is usually normal. All the swelling that accompanies a big surgery like an abdominoplasty can really distort how things appear.  It can take 3 months or longer for all of the...

Because the skin in the treated area may be numb temporarily it's not a good idea to apply ice packs as you could inadvertently give yourself frostbite. To alleviate swelling continue to wear your compression garment, drink plenty of fluids and go to the washroom regularly, cut back on sodium...

IT sounds very much like you popped the diastasis repair. There is little that can be done or should be done at this point in time in my opinion. However, it is most important to discuss this with your surgeon who may advise a different course of action. IT is likely you will experience long...

The muscles that run from the ribs to the pubic bone do not cross the midline so they frequently get pushed apart with pregnancy. No number of situps can pullthen back into alignment, so that is why they are frequently "repaired" with stiches to pull them back into position and...

The tummy tuck operation is superficial and does not enter the abdominal cavity where the scar tissue you mention is located. The adbdominal muscles are tightened with suture on the surface. The skin is elevated advanced and removed. If you have been told you are a good healer on the outside...

It looks like you have skin necrosis to the flap.  Being a diabetic puts you at a higher risk for necrosis.  It also places you at a higher risk for infection with necrotic skin.  I would be very conservative in your treatment and would see you quite regularly.  I would also...