Looking for the most effective scar therapy treatment to treat the scars from my mommy makeover. I am 8 weeks post op and have been using silicon strips for about 4 weeks now (once all the wounds closed) and using lotion and trying to massage the slightly raised areas of my scars. Is a liquid silicon as effective as the strips? Or are none of them worth the money?
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Dear M-160,Your Hemoglobin of 11.6 is normal for your body. You should be able to have the procedure right now. I always consult with a patients hematologist first, but you may be able to further increase your levels over the next 2 weeks by taking Iron, Folic acid and Vit C.Good luck with yo...
Thank you for your question! For my patients having a tummy tuck and breast augmentation, I recommend they take 10-14 days off of work, 3 weeks off of cardio at the gym, and 6 weeks off of weight training and yoga. If your job position requires you to lift over 10lbs and is a physically...
Hi there, thank you for this great question. Generally speaking I don’t use drains. For a breast reduction I do not leave drains. For a tummy tuck, I do leave a drain in for about a week. Drains can be very mandatory to reduce the likelihood or post-operative seroma formation which is a large f...
