My Doctor Does Not Use Compression Garments After a Tummy Tuck is This Safe/ok?

February 1, 2012
Asked By:1diamondgirl in Sacramento,CA

My plastic surgeon does not place his patients in any type of compression garment after performing a tummy tuck on them. He says there is no scientific facts to support that these items help or aid in better results or healing. But believes they cause unneccessary pain and discomfort and actually increase swelling in the lower limbs and restrict blood flow. Is this safe or ok to do and will this have a negative effect on my results?

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