I'm flying 2 weeks post tummy tuck and hysterectomy. The flight is 1 hour and 45 min. I'm 43, 5' 5" and 137 pounds. I don't smoke, not on hormone replacement therapy, not using birth control, and not diabetic. I eat healthy, whole foods and drink plenty of water (at least 2 Liters/day). Assuming I move my legs, stand up and walk during the flight, is it ok to take this trip?
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It appears your plastic surgeon keeping the area clean and moist with saline is doing an excellent job of wound healing. Also, the antibiotics you are on should decrease the chance of bacterial contamination of these open areas until they can heal. That being said, if you were my...
Thank you for your post. Seromas can be painful and cause a cosmetic deformity, as well as sometimes leak. The whole point of drains is to keep a seroma from happening in the first place. If a drainless procedure was performed, and you had a seroma, or you had drains that were pulled and you...
It is very difficult to judge your result at this point. It could be swelling or a seroma fluid collection. It would help to review pre-operative photos as well. Give it at least 6 months if your skin remains loose then you may consider a revision. You plastic surgeon is...
