Is it recommended to be on a liquid diet prior to your tummy tuck surgery? If so, why?

It is always best to discuss your options with your operating Surgeon. We often offer overnight stay for patients who live further away from a surgical facility. Usually, tummy tucks are outpatient- so as long as you follow all of your Surgeon's post op instructions- you should be ok.

I was drawn to your question by your hometown of Hays, KS, which is where I was born, raised, and schooled (up till medical school). And your question is a good one, but without a "set" or uniform answer, since every surgeon does things a bit differently.The idea behind skin tapes is to provide...

Thanks for your question.  It sounds like you are happy overall but are wondering if further improvement in scar symmetry can be achieved.  If you wait 6-12 months before considering a touch-up, you will have a better sense of the final result.  If you are still dissatisfied it...

I have found that when a tummy tuck is performed with muscle imbrication (correction of separation), Exparel seems to make my patients more comfortable during the early post-operative period. Good Luck!

Thank you for your question.  Typically during a tummy tuck your belly button is left attached to your stomach muscles and the skin around your tummy tuck is tightened.  You may be having an optical illusion as a result of the new appearance of your stomach, but your overall torso...

Hello and thanks for your questions. Pulling up of the saggy pubic region is fairly normal with tummy tuck, but for some it can feel or look extreme. Discuss this with your plastic surgeon, but pulling on the external skin is unlikely to lead to tightness inside your vagina. I would suggest you...