2 months after my surgery i noticed a bump next to my tummy tuck scar. it started a little bump but it has grown a lot. its so hard and hurts. i'm worried i just found another one coming, it's little but is this normal?
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I am sure many Plastic Surgeons would differ on the issue of sit ups after Tummy Tucks. The vast majority of people who perform Tummy Tucks do them incorrectly and strain their lower backs much more than tone the muscles. Moreover, as the muscles contract they pull on each other and against the...
By completely numbing the abdomen with a very long lasting anesthetic at the time I perform my Tummy Tucks, I found out years ago that the vast majority of my patients stopped being bent over or hunched. Clearly, if the patient sustains little to no immediate post-surgical pain...
Thank you for your question regarding whether you can perform a tummy tuck and a gallbladder removal surgery simultaneously. Plastic surgeons get this question all the time. The consensus is no; you should not combine a gallbladder removal surgery with a tummy tuck or abdominoplasty. Combining...
