i had surgery breast revision done on my right breast, I lost 7 lbs before surgery .. I get out of surgery in a lot of pain, and I weigh myself a few days later and I'm 4-6 lbs heavier! I haven't eaten a thing barely? Could the percoets be making me retain fluids or water?
June 20, 2015
Answer: Fluid retention after surgery It is very common to retain fluid after surgery. This will take several weeks for you to diuresis( or urinate out). Good luck.
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June 20, 2015
Answer: Fluid retention after surgery It is very common to retain fluid after surgery. This will take several weeks for you to diuresis( or urinate out). Good luck.
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Answer: Fluid retention after plastic surgery Dear jayberms, Thank you for your clinical post and this is a common question in patients and will ask about gaining weight after surgery. You’ve had unilateral breast revision surgery and many patients have substantive liposuction surgery and despite moving significant amounts of fat can actually put on weight. That is because the body is made up of 42 litres of water. During the post-operative phase when stress hormones are at their highest water retention can be very significant. The water retention can certainly add up to 5-10 pounds as you have experienced and as your body recovers from the surgery it continues to improve and resolve this extra water weight will be shed. There’s not much you can do in the interim to facilitate this process other than keep active walking, eat normally and allow the normal post-operative healing phase to take care of both your breast revision and the increased water weight that will resolve. I hope this information has been of some assistance and best of luck. For more information, please review the link below. R. Stephen Mulholland, M.D. Certified Plastic Surgeon Yorkville, Toronto
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Answer: Fluid retention after plastic surgery Dear jayberms, Thank you for your clinical post and this is a common question in patients and will ask about gaining weight after surgery. You’ve had unilateral breast revision surgery and many patients have substantive liposuction surgery and despite moving significant amounts of fat can actually put on weight. That is because the body is made up of 42 litres of water. During the post-operative phase when stress hormones are at their highest water retention can be very significant. The water retention can certainly add up to 5-10 pounds as you have experienced and as your body recovers from the surgery it continues to improve and resolve this extra water weight will be shed. There’s not much you can do in the interim to facilitate this process other than keep active walking, eat normally and allow the normal post-operative healing phase to take care of both your breast revision and the increased water weight that will resolve. I hope this information has been of some assistance and best of luck. For more information, please review the link below. R. Stephen Mulholland, M.D. Certified Plastic Surgeon Yorkville, Toronto
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