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Thanks for yuor inquiry, please call your surgeon to make sure you are ready for yuor compression to come off even to wash it. Ony he/she know how your course is going. If you call, I am sure the office can answer, good luck.
Thank you for your question and for sharing your photograph. If your binder has become soiled you should be able to wash it now and simply replace it when dry.
Thanks for the picture. In my opinion, you should be able to wash your binder now. Please doublecheck this information with your plastic surgeon. Good luck.
It is best to check with you surgeon to be sure that you are at a point in your recovery that you can go without a binder. Also, check for specific washing and drying instructions, as different products have different materials and hence, require specific, and different care.Congrats.Se
Binders should be washed as soon as they get soiled to prevent any type of infection. You can just throw it in the washer and then dry it and put it back on. It will not hurt your results to remove it for this short period of time.
Assuming you do indeed have a dental infection, i would recommend it be treated and resolved before proceeding with an elective cosmetic procedure. that said, 3 weeks should be ample time to get this accomplished. see the dentist asap!
Swelling is still expected at this point in your recovery. If you are experiencing significant swelling, contact your surgeon for an evaluation. You may want to consider a lighter compression for support during activity.
Bunched up and pleated skin is normal after tummy tuck, and will continue to improve over several months, At the end of the incision sometimes the skin does not totally flatten ( dog ear), but can easily be corrected by minor correction in the office. In general, what has not completely fla...
Thank you for your question. The belly button can vary in position on the abdomen and is often difficult to completely control in final positioning and appearance.If is not infrequent for the belly button to be off centre though as a plastic surgeon I would make every attempt to set it in the...
Thank you for your pictures. In my opinion, your swelling is not fluid. It is swelling that is typically managed by your lymphatic system and lymph nodes. Your lymphatic system (as is everyone' s who had a TT) was disrupted by the procedure and takes 6-12 months to reestablish itself. ...
It is not normal to have fluid draining from your tummy tuck incision 5 weeks after surgery. It may simply be a superficial fluid collection (blister) or it could be an indication of a deeper fluid collection (seroma) or even an infection. You should visit with the surgeon who performed your s...
