Why is my Belly Button Still Weeping 2 Weeks Post Anchor Cut Tummy Tuck?

Sodium intake after surgery does tend to increase fluid retention.  There is no set amount of sodium to intake.  My suggestion is the normal amount in found should be just fine.  The swelling from the tummy tuck will go away over time in a natural way

Dear Cali,One cigarette a few weeks before surgery is not the end of the world if you are not a smoker.Here are the major points of smoking Tobacco or Marijuana before or after surgery:1. There is nicotine in tobacco, but not in marijuana. However, most joints are rolled with marijuana and...

Thank you for your post. Seromas can be painful and cause a cosmetic deformity, as well as sometimes leak. The whole point of drains is to keep a seroma from happening in the first place. If a drainless procedure was performed, and you had a seroma, or you had drains that were pulled and you...

Thank you for the question.Yes, plastic surgical procedures can be done safely for patients with a variety of different “medical conditions”. Careful evaluation and treatment of the medical condition is necessary prior to determining the appropriate candidates for the tummy tuck procedure. In ...

First of all, congratulate your surgeon on his or her honesty; this CAN occur in any tummy tuck patient, and is certainly more likely when an umbilical hernia is repaired during tummy tuck. The opening in the abdominal wall for your umbilicus (and its blood supply) was stretched, allowing...

Depending on your exact height and weight, your insurance company has mathematical guidelines for the minimum amount of tissue that MUST be removed from each breast in order to qualify for insurance reimbursement. The minimum is 400g, or nearly one pound of tissue per breast. Will removal of...