Should I Replace my Steri Strips if They Have Blood Underneath? (photo)

Hematoma after surgery is a rare but real possibility. Without knowing more about your surgery or seeing before and after pictures and pictures of the progression of the swelling/hematoma, it is difficult to give you specific advice.  Hopefully, you are following closely with your board...

At 5'3 and 180 lbs, your body surface area is 1.90 meters squared.  Aetna insurance requires 780 grams removal.  At size 36 H, each 200 cc corresponds to 1 cup size change.  Therefore, you would go down 4 cup sizes from an H to a D, which is proportionate to your body size. ...

Most experts unanimously agree that smoking increases the rate of breast augmentation surgical complications significantly. Just about all plastic surgeons strongly recommend women to stop smoking and all nicotine products well in advance of breast augmentation with breast implants. Many...

You will definitely need to check with your surgeon and follow their advice.  In my practice, the resumption of aspirin depends on the type of surgery that was done and how important it is that you are on aspirin.  if you need the aspirin to prevent a stroke, for example, I would be...

Bacitracin or Neosporin (also called triple antibiotic, or polysporin)  ointment are similar. Neosporin contains Bacitracin, Neomycin and Polymyxin. For my patients I usually recommend Bacitracin as if you develop an allergy or sensitivity to one and the others are present on the skin you...