I feel popping when I massage my scar. Is this scar tissue, or is it internal incision stitches?

You bring up a very important point. You do not need to remove the fluid from your lap band, but it is very important that you tell your surgeon that you have a lap band. It's very important that they know where the port is and take care not to injure it during the operation. They may need to...

Marcaine will control pain for about 8-12 hours.  Exparel is a long-acting marcaine that lasts 3+ days.  I have been using Exparel for several years during all my cosmetic procedures and the pain control has been very very good. Keep in mind, this is not magic. There a specific...

If you have loose skin and stretch marks, then a tummy tuck is the best treatment. If you have no stretch marks and your skin is tight, then liposuction is a good option. A mini tummy tuck can only tighten the lower abdominal muscles and is indicated in smaller patients with only minimal amounts...

If you get a pain in a specific location in only a certain position it is likely that you are pulling on a suture. See your surgeon, as they will know best what they did.  My strong belief is that when we agree to operate on someone we make a commitment to that person to take care of them...

In my practice, we start our patients on stool softeners e few days prior to surgery. If they still get constipated, we recommend prune juice and Phillips Milk of Magnesia, 30cc/day, repeat in 1 day if no results. Almost always works. Good luck.

"Undermining" is a surgical term used to describe dissection below the skin that takes place beyond the location of the incision.  The technique is used to facilitate advancement of the tissue from where the undermining took place.  In reference to a tummy tuck, the dissection takes...