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If you are properly medicated and your bipolar disorder is under control, there should be no reason why you could not have a tummy tuck. If you have been told that by a friend, it is untrue. If you have been told that by a plastic surgeon, you should seek another opinion. Best of luck!
Hi lasargento21,Bipolar disorder is a form of mental illness soyour surgeon must consider this when consulting you for surgery. A referral toa psychologist is often recommended, and the disorder must be under control tobe considered for a cosmetic procedure. If you are given the all clear fromyour psychologist, you should be able to undergo surgery, as long as yourplastic surgeon is confident you have realistic expectations of your outcome.All the best,Craig
Bipolar is treated like any other medical condition and is factored in when determining if you are an acceptable candidate: are you in generally good health, are any medical conditions you have under appropriate control, and lastly, do you have realistic expectations. I hope this helps - good luck!
It is likely that you will be able to undergo the tummy tuck procedure safely, despite the bipolar condition (assuming it is well controlled). Always best to have medical and/or psychiatric conditions under optimal control prior to proceeding. Your psychiatrist will be your best resource when it comes to specific advice/recommendations. Generally speaking, the “ideal” patient for tummy tuck surgery is one who has completed pregnancies, is psycho socially/emotionally/financially stable, has an excellent social support system surrounding him/her, is capable of arranging enough recovery time, does not smoke and who has reached a long-term stable weight. Best wishes.
Dear vanessaIt is usual to have fibrinous material and clots in your drains and as long as you drain is working and fluid is coming out, you are doing well. You should communicate regularly with your surgeon so he can instruct you on how he wants you to manage the drains. Congratulations on...
Thank you for your enquiry and photos.It is quite usual to be slightly swollen at this stage but it may also be that you have a slight fluid collection in your tummy.This can occur following surgery and you may well feel fluid moving from side to side when you move. I think it would be...
Muscle tightening with repair of the rectus fascia is often a performed in a manner to withstand gentle activity in the post operative period. Excessive muscle activity may put stress on the repair. More likely than not a sneeze alone is unlikely to change your repair.A follow up with your...
Moving Around after Tummy Tuck is not only permitted but encouraged to prevent venous clots in your legs (deep venous thrombosis). I have my patients walk every 1-2 hours while awake. Generally following TT surgery, you will be walking in a bent-over position to keep tension off the newly...
Hello, in my area, police officers must have detailed paperwork filled out that states they can wear all of their regular protective gear plus do all of their regular tasks (like use of force). I would be concerned about one of my office patients going back to full duties before 6 weeks....
Strengthening your core and really concentrating on toning your abs is the best thing you could do in preparation for a tummy tuck. A big part of a tummy tuck is the muscle tightening. Most patients, particularly mothers, need this done. If your abdominal muscles are in good...
