Its day 10 after tummytuck, i am now down to draining 100 within 24 hours with two tubes. I dont see the color of drain changing. It still looks red with a very little yellow. Its been that color for days. Is that normal?
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Swelling can still be present at this point in recovery, but with your history of pseudobursa it is best for you to return to your surgeon for an evaluation. Typically patients wear the compression garment for 6 weeks after surgery. This can vary by patient ans surgeon, so it is best to check...
The deep nerves affecting reflexes are nowhere close to the tummy tuck area and shouldn't be affected. If anything, it could be medication related, but can't anatomically be related to surgery.
But in my opinion and with my techniques (discontinuous undermining) blood supply is BETTER with the anchor abdominoplasty. If you have tons of lax skin, such that occurs with major weight losses, those patients want their skin removed. The anchor will do that whereas the traditional tuck w...
