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Questions about sexual activity after surgery are very common, but can be somewhat embarrassing to address with your surgeon, so I applaud your courage for asking this question in an online forum. I would be less worried about masturbation causing muscle damage or stretching than I would actual physical sexual activity with another person. Unless your orgasm is particularly rigorous, you should be fine with masturbation within a few days or at most a couple weeks. Sexual activity I would suggest you clear with your surgeon. Best of luck with your recovery!
Hello, after a tummy tuck is pretty common to experience some kind of numbness in both lower quadrants for around 6 months. I've never seen in my practice such numbness to take place in genitals or clitoris. Best wishes.
Induration at and around the incision is normal following any surgery where large amounts of skin are removed and usually resolves on its own in a few months. The method of suturing, skin type, skin thickness, associated surrounding fat and swelling all may affect how long it takes. Gentle...
For tummy tuck patients, I will remove the drains once the output is less than 30 cc’s per drain in a 24 hour period.
It all depends on each individual and how surgeons treat pain. In my practice we use Experel which is a long acting pain medication that lasts 72 hours and keeps patients very comfortable in the immediate post operative period which is the most painful and demands the highest amount of narcotic use
If you have that large of an abdominal wall hernia I would suggest you work with your General Surgeon to see what would be the best treatment option for you. I doubt you would need an Abdominoplasty unless you suffer from lax skin as well. If your Gen Surgeon feels your hernias can...
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