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Dear Patient: its normal to feel swollen after a Full Tummy Tuck and liposuction are performed on a patient. You should keep wearing your compression garment and also keep your post-operative appointments. Swelling and a feeling of "numbness" in the area are normal for patients to experience anywhere up to eight weeks or more. You should start seeing the final results approaching the six month mark. Hope this helps!
Thank you for your question and photos. You should expect to have swelling for three to six months following tummy tuck surgery. Use of a properly fitted compression garment will help decrease the length and severity of the post-operative swelling. As the swelling decreases, the contour of your abdomen, flanks, and hips will dramatically improve. Please follow your plastic surgeons specific advice regarding your level of physical activity. Hope this helps and good luck with your recovery.
This recovery is difficult. You have a couple of options. You can sleep on your sides or place pillows underneath your thighs and lower back. Ask your plastic surgeon what he or she recommends. Find a plastic surgeon with ELITE credentials who performs hundreds of Brazilian buttlifts and ...
Glad to hear that all went well with your procedure. More often than not, patients post op tummy tuck feel that they get the sensation of fullness with less intake than preop. Also it is common that the medications for pain relief can have the side effect of nausea which makes people shy of ...
Doubt that fall caused damage to your TT but 15 years have passed and hernias, muscle laxity with natural aging can occur. I recommend you see anASPS surgeon or general surgeon to evaluate a possible hernia.
