I have read all the post about the hysterectomy and tummy tucks being done together but can you also have an umbilical hernia some as well? Because I know that the hernia can be done with the tummy tuck and insurance will sometimes pay for some of the tummy tuck with that type of hernia. My doctor wants to do the hernia and hysterectomy I was just curious if I could do the tummy tuck at the same time??
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Rupture of the muscle plication is actually pretty rare. Most of the time these bulges are either from swelling, intraabdominal fat, and diminished muscle tone of the abdominal wall due to the surgery. The muscle function will improve with time and the swelling will decrease, but this ...
Thank you for your question! Yes, a tummy tuck will remove skin as well as localized subcutaneous fat tissue. Additional liposuction will also remove subcutaneous fat in other areas. I hope this helps!
Your surgeon should be managing your wound care, and debriding (cutting out) the necrotic tissue periodically. Whatever is used as topical treatment is secondary to this. While wound care centers have their place, in this type of post-surgical case their wound care (typically by nurses or phy...