Is it safe to use a massage chair at the mall 16 days post op tummy tuck and BA?

This is not an uncommon question.  Interestingly, there are a couple of studies that have looked at this issue.  They have concluded that patients who have a wide separation of their abdominal muscles or rectus muscles may indeed get relief from their chronic back pain.  These papers do not spe...

Bactrim may or may not be the appropriate antibiotic as it all depends on which antibiotics the bacteria are sensitive to. I am more concerned about the appearance of what I think is your lower abdomen which appears to be very swollen or bulging. It could certainly be the case that there is f...

If you fix the hernia at the same time as the Tummy Tuck, you should be able to get the FMLA for the hernia. It will be best to be evaluated to see exactly the size of the hernia to be repair at the same time as the other procedure. 

Sounds like swelling by your description which is very common at 7 weeks. In order to be sure, you would need to be seen in person, but it does sound like swelling.

Hi and thanks for the question and photos. It looks like liposuction should fix the problem with the excess fat of your mons pubis (fupa). This happens somewhere with tummy tuck and ideally should be addressed at the time of surgery. Best of Luck- Dr Hardy...

As other answers have indicated, lying in bed after tummy tuck, puts you at risk for  serious complications.  I know a woman whose daughters brought her meals in bed thinking they were doing their mother a favor. She ended up in the ICU with a blood clot from her leg that had...