I am in the initial stages of looking for a plastic surgeon. One says they prefer to make the incision in a wavy line as opposed to straight. What would be the advantage or disadvantage of that?
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Patrick Briggs, FRCS, FRCSI (Plast Surg) (retired) says:
Six weeks after a tummy tuck is very early in the recovery phase. You will continue to improve for up to 6 or even Nine-months so hopefully by then all your pleating will have disappeared.
Good Question! Having a serum in an area will delay that area healing until it is resolved, therefore, it is not abnormal to have more swelling where a serum "was". That said, If there still is a serum, it can "organize" and lead to a long term deformity. In our practice we...
Its usually normal for your tummy to feel quite hard after tummy tuck surgery but there may be other causes so its important to have a review with your plastic surgeon.