Are there any post massaging therapies (such as ultrasound) required after having a TT and/or Liposuction?

Dear JAndrade,I'm sorry that you are continuing to have delayed healing with your tummy tuck.  It is not common, but it does occur occasionally with tummy tucks.  Smoking is one thing that can delay wound healing, some medications also, but it's likely your plastic surgeon has...

In general, sutures used in tummy tuck surgery are made from substances such as nylon or polylactic acid and will not show up on conventional x rays.  Sometimes metallic clips are used to stop bleeding from blood vessels and these may show up on X ray.If you are constipated after a tummy...

You may not need a circumferential tummy tuck rather a tummy tuck with extensive liposuction. An exam by a board certified plastic surgeon would be required to know. The price is dependent on many factors - is it a mini, full or extended abdominoplasty such as a fleur de lis pattern where...

Healing after a  #tummy tuck will require time. Some patients are out of bed and walking the night of surgery and every hour while awake. I allow my patients to return to work at one to two weeks with 14 days preferred.  However, no #lifting or straining.  At three weeks, increased level of ac...