I do not use drains any more with this procedure and have switched from pain pumps to Exparel which is a long acting injectable pain medicine like Lidocaine or Marcaine but lasts for three days. This is injected all along the muscle and skin to provide pain relief. This is termed the Pain-less,...
I'm sorry you have had a rough course after your abdominoplasty. Small areas of fat necrosis sometimes respond to steroid injections. This may be a good first option if you are trying to avoid further procedures. There are minimally invasive ways to remove as well that...
The scar from your gastroschisis repair is much to high to be removed with an abdominoplasty. You could consider a scar revision or liposuction above the scar for contouring. But PLEASE proceed with caution, your abdominal wall is not going to be normal. You will have...