4 months post op Tummy Tuck, is this weight gain or swelling? (photos)

The diastasis repair usually starts at the upper part of the abdomen and the lower part of the sternum (the xyphoid).  It continues down to the pubic area.  In thin patients, the knot of the suture line may be felt.  Talk to your surgeon about whether you have absorbable suture or...

Hello You do have a small area of necrosis. But you will be all right. Normally those areas get smaller instead of larger, the problem is limited and superficial, so nothing else will happen.Nothing more serious is coming, your life or health is not at jeopardy, if you take good care of it, the...

We do not consider a surgical incision "healed" until approximately 6 weeks after surgery, due to the time it takes for collagen, the protein that holds wounds together, to be well established and secure enough to handle the stress of stretching during vigorous exercise. That being said, I often...