Walking and back pain after abdominoplasty and mastopexy, any tips?

It is normal for the swelling of a tummy tuck to be present in the hips and in the front of your thighs several months after surgery.  Specially if you are exposed to heat and humidity weather.  This can be more noticeable at the end of the day.  Make sure to maintain your weight...

The lumpiness, swelling, itching and hardness after a surgery like you had typically persists at least 8 weeks after the surgery then slowly goes away. In my experience, daily massage of the hard areas makes the biggest difference in getting rid of it sooner rather than later. It can easily take...

I'm sorry to hear that you're having so much trouble with skin breakdown and fungal infections after going through so much! You should be proud of yourself for losing all that weight though, and now it's time to put your needs first and get your body back! You have basically 2 options: 1) You...

The costs of a tummy tuck can vary from about $6500 to $10,000 depending on what is done and how much the patient needs removed. It was difficult to say from the photos that you posted. My specalty is body contouring after weight loss and I am President of the American Society of Bariatric...

You would need to stop smoking and using nicotine for 3-4 weeks or longer before most of us would consider doing a tummy tuck on you. That means NO NICOTINE IN ANY FORM, including vaping, gum, patches, secondhand, etc. The chlamydia should also be retested before you proceed, in my opinion. Thi...

Thank you for your question.  It is important to find our what your chosen board certified plastic surgeon recommends when it comes to pre- or post-operative protocols.  Each surgeon will have his or her own specific set of instructions based on their experience, surgical technique and t...