My d dimer came back slightly elevated 0.51 reference range 0-.49. TT in 2 weeks! What does this mean?

This is a not typical.  I would recommend that you go back to see your PCP to rule out anemia or an inner ear problem.  See if your plastic surgeon agrees. 

Almost every surgeon I know understands that Celebrex increases leading during and immediately after surgery. NSAID's like Celebrex should be stopped for at least 2 weeks before surgery and almost everyone accepts this. It is generally the amount of time after surgery that it should not be used...

I have no idea why an abdominal wall repair would fail six months after abdominoplasty. There may be some underlying connective tissue issue such as Ehlers Danlos syndrome.

It looks like you have a small infection there.  I would let your doctor know and she/he can drain it further and give you some antibiotics.  Best of luck.

Obstetricians do not normally suture the rectus abdominis muscles, as their only concern is to deliver the baby, and closing the abdomen at the soonest possible time. The procedure that is done for the muscles is coaptation or joining together of the edges. However, if a patient...

Undoing a tummy tuck means removing the sutures from the plication done on the abdominal muscles. This can be done through the belly button or what is called laparoscopic surgery. However, if in your previous surgery you had a longer incision, it is possible that there are complications from...