Is There Any Good Reason to Have Bruising Around my Tailbone After TT? (photo)

You had liposuction and layed on your back for the tummy tuck and bladder lift along with inability to move for 12 hours. All  the bruising accumulated in the most dependent area. Fortunately it will all go away in a ouple of weeks.

Bruising in the buttocks and tailbone is very common after liposuction of the waistline and flanks. It appears days after the procedure and surprises many patients. It is not from the tummy tuck per se but from the concomitant liposuction. The good news is, besides it will go away, is that aggressive liposuction was done around the waistline giving you a better overall tummy tuck result.

Yes by rolling you side to side during that 12 hours. Or having a general anesthesia instead of epidural one. 

I don't know which areas of your back had suctioning done. This bruising is most likely related either to that suctioning or to the epidural.

The best way I know of to avoid bruising is to not have surgery. The strategies to minimize surgery include:


avoiding medicines (like aspirin) that interfere with clotting of blood

avoiding high blood pressure--treat before surgery

no smoking.

use of dilute local anesthesia (tumescent solution) for liposuction and tummy tucks


Nonetheless, there is usually some. Other than in the tailbone area, I see less than I would expect after just two weeks. This too will resolve. 

Thanks for your question, best wishes.