I am scheduled for surgery on March 18th and have been taking the recommended folic acid, iron, vitamin c and b complex pills for over a month now and today my VitaMedica recovery pills came in the mail and the instructions say NOT to take any additional vitamin, mineral or herbal supplements while taking VitaMedica... is this accurate? should i only be taking vitamedica two weeks prior to surgery?
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If your suture line came open 3 months after a tummy tuck, it is the result of some poor healing that has occurred. If all heals without complication, after 6 weeks you are usually fully healed. I would ask your plastic surgeon why he/she thinks this happened in your case...
You are one tough cookie! Most patients use the prescription pain medication for 5-7 days after a tummy tuck before transitioning to non-narcotic pain relievers. These pain relievers are usually used for another week after that. As long as you are not taking more than the...
After three children, it is likely that the connection between your stomach muscles has weakened. This may account for a lot of the bulge that you see in your picture. One of the advantages of a tummy tuck is that this weakness can be corrected during the procedure. As for...