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If your doctor agree, you might start doing something very mild, like just walking, or bicycling without any resistance, and listen to your body, if your body tells you to stop, stop. If your body tells you to rest, rest.And if you fee all right then you may increase the strength of the exercise little by little.Dr. Cardenas
I don't recommend that to my patients because 3 weeks it's not a proper recover time. Actually I tell them to wait 3 months. All doctor have their own opinions so I would suggest you to call your palstic surgeon and ask him/her if you can go back to the gym.
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 let my patients return to exercises earlier if there is no tension across the incision while performing the exercise. For example, riding an exercise bike is a great way to keep your legs in shape and not stress your abdominal skin. Please speak to your Plastic Surgeon about their thoughts on exercise after your surgery.
Is not typical to have arm numbness after a tummy tuck. I would seek in evaluation by your plastic surgeon or your primary care physician regarding this numbness.
Thank you for your question. Hair coloring is only a concern around surgery if you are having facial procedures. The chemicals used for hair coloring can be caustic and impair wound healing. A general rule of thumb is to color your hair rather week before surgery and no earlier...
Silicone sheeting is most helpful on my opinion. I usually start this treatment 2-4 weeks after surgery. The pleating that you see will resolve.
You have to acknowledge that once the skin on the abdomen got very loose and flaccid, there is NO procedure (liposuction, laser, massage, exercise, creams, local injections, garments, lose weight) which may tighten that saggy skin again.If your health condition is acceptable, then you will...
Far more important than the technique is the skill and experience of your plastic surgeon. Choose your surgeon rather than the technique and let them explain why one technique may be better than another. See the below link on some suggestions on finding the most qualified Plastic Surgeon for y...
Essentially Exparel is a very long-acting local anesthetic that has lasts approximately 3 or more days following injection. This is the same length of time that a pain pump lasts and will therefore take the place of a pain pump. This means patients can enjoy the same effect of a pain pump,...
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