Is It Normal to Get New Bruises on my Stomach 2 Weeks After Having a Tummy Tuck and Lipo?

My normal routine, if all goes well during surgery, is to provide my office and pager number and my cell phone to each patient so they can easily contact me 24-7 if any problems or questions arise after their tummy tuck.  If tummy tuck is combined with another major procedure, patients...

As already stated, this is a very unusual complication from tummy-tuck.  However, every so often, a rare and unexpected complication can result in this.  Generally, if you see a board certified plastic surgeon and the necessary precautions are taken, it is more likely that you will...

This is not uncommon.You may have had a little vagal rxn and got light headed.I usually will drain a seroma o9n apply pressure to obliterate the dead space but I don't think it was the agenbt the doctor injected.

This happens on occasion with abdominoplasty. There are options. A completely non invasive option would be CoolSculpting. This can freeze the fat and deliver an improved contour. More traditional options are some liposuction, or resection of skin/soft tissue. This is a much smaller procedure...

Most patients like to have some help with the kids and some daily activities for a few days maybe for a week. Usually by the second week you are able to do more and are feeling much better. It takes some patients 2 weeks to feel like they don't need any more help.

Dear momimakovr in LA, It is common for patients to have misgivings about their surgery results in the early post operative period. As your tissues are bruised and swollen and incisions are fresh it is hard to imagine this is your own body. I call this an "out of body"...