Why Are TT Scars Often Uneven?

I think that most plastic surgeons want to know if their patients are happy and satisfied with their results.If you have concerns regarding your final result, I would suggest first writing a personal note that is respectful and summarizes why you feel the way you do. Taking time to put your...

     It is very unlikely that you have damaged your tummy tuck with muscle repair.  At five weeks after tummy tuck, you are correctly  increasing your activity levels and muscle strain/soreness is to be expected.  Early on in the recovery, you were...

Thank you for your post. In a tummy tuck or abdominoplasty surgery, the tissue above the abdominal muscles is lifted off of the muscles from the lower scar to the ribs in a full tummy tuck and to the umbilicus in a mini tummy tuck. The superficial nerves that travel through the muscle to the...

NO,  BAD IDEA ! Use of any heating device is both dangerous and will at the least increase swelling and at the worst will burn your skin and perhaps cause ares to of skin to slough (die). 

I agree with your doctor, I do a lot of post-weight loss contouring and I always try to educate the patient on reasonable outcomes. There is growth and expansion of the diameter of both the rib cage and pelvis that is not reversed after weight loss. This will affect your post-op outcome if you...

Dear Veronica, Abdominoplasty has very small risk of causing DVT (Deep Vein Thrombosis). While this risk is very small it can be further minimized. Please speak with your surgeon about using SCDs (sequential compression device) on your calves as well as use of heparin which is a blood thinner...