10 days post op with temperature of 101.4, extreme headaches, rapid heart beat, and chills. I knew something wasn't right so rushed to ER . Blood work and CAT SCAN was performed. No infection.I was admitted and had to remove compression. As soon as get home shower and put compression garment back on symptoms that sent me the to the E.R. return. Is this normal or am I the only person that cant wear compression garment w/o feeling sick.
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I recommend to my patients to watch they eat (low sodium) and to sleep with their head and torso slightly elevated to reduce swelling. They should also wear their compressive garments for an extended period of time or when they are not out in public to help reduce the swelling. Other lifetsyle c...
A patient cannot and should not be totally immobilized after lower body lift (LBL) surgery, so getting the skin flaps to heal and seal to the underlying tissues is critical to avoid fluid accumulation. I personally use one or two drains anteriorly (the tummy tuck area), whether it's a standard...
Thank you for your question.To reduce it, I always recommend to my patients to perform daily lymphatic drainage massage therapy over the abdomen and wear a postoperative girdle from thigh to the breasts.Kind regards,Dr. Emmanuel Mallol Cotes.-
