I find that so many people have issues with their tummy tuck incisions reopening post op. Is this an issue of not following physican instruction on discharge or poor surgical technique?
Answer: Post Op wound care for tummy tucks Optimally following surgery there are clear instructions that have been going over with a patient by the surgeon and or the office nurse to help guide the patient through this unfamiliar territory. It is not uncommon for an abdominal binder to be worn for upwards of a month. Some surgeons use drains in the postoperative period and this adds to the care maintenance in the recovery period. Following post surgical instructions and following up with the surgeon for the postop visits are in the central part of the entire surgical treatment. Nutrition is also important in the postoperative period to ensure maximum wound healing and this is important leading up to the surgery as well. In terms of smoking if a patient is smoking in the postoperative. This will dramatically increase wound complications and worsen the quality of the scars.
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Answer: Post Op wound care for tummy tucks Optimally following surgery there are clear instructions that have been going over with a patient by the surgeon and or the office nurse to help guide the patient through this unfamiliar territory. It is not uncommon for an abdominal binder to be worn for upwards of a month. Some surgeons use drains in the postoperative period and this adds to the care maintenance in the recovery period. Following post surgical instructions and following up with the surgeon for the postop visits are in the central part of the entire surgical treatment. Nutrition is also important in the postoperative period to ensure maximum wound healing and this is important leading up to the surgery as well. In terms of smoking if a patient is smoking in the postoperative. This will dramatically increase wound complications and worsen the quality of the scars.
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May 23, 2017
Answer: Tummy tuck incisions opening Tummy tuck opening should be a rare occurrence. In a properly selected patient, with excellent technique, that should not happen very frequently at all.Best of luck!
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May 23, 2017
Answer: Tummy tuck incisions opening Tummy tuck opening should be a rare occurrence. In a properly selected patient, with excellent technique, that should not happen very frequently at all.Best of luck!
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May 13, 2017
Answer: Limit straining Causes contributing to opening incisions include straining too much and too early after surgery, preexisting health conditions and poor lifestyle habits (smoking). It is not a common complication for my patients.
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May 13, 2017
Answer: Limit straining Causes contributing to opening incisions include straining too much and too early after surgery, preexisting health conditions and poor lifestyle habits (smoking). It is not a common complication for my patients.
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Answer: Incision after a tummy tuck in Melbourne, FL.
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May 10, 2017
Answer: Tummy tuck incision care If your incision was closed properly and you refrain from exercise and sex for three weeks postop, you should not have issues with your incision. Of course, that means you do not have diabetes, or smoke, or have other healing issues. Your surgeon should not remove so much skin that the wound would be in danger of opening.
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May 10, 2017
Answer: Tummy tuck incision care If your incision was closed properly and you refrain from exercise and sex for three weeks postop, you should not have issues with your incision. Of course, that means you do not have diabetes, or smoke, or have other healing issues. Your surgeon should not remove so much skin that the wound would be in danger of opening.
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