Is it okay to have a Tummy Tuck done by a general surgeon during abdominal hernia repair? Is it also healthy to perform this procedure on a 65 year old woman who has had previous hernia repair and had complications healing from it? From the first hernia repair, she had an open wound from 2001 till 2008 which over the years would sometimes get infection to where she had to take antibiotics through an IV.
May 11, 2009
Answer: No Way, particuarly in this case In general, the answer is always "No" to this question, but this particular case sounds even more complicated than most. My recommendation is to seek out a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon in your area to evaluate you to see if you are even a candidate for a tummy tuck at this time. He or she may then decide to perform the procedure at the time of the hernia repair, or more likely, delay it and perform it as a separate procedure once the hernia repair has healed (6 months or so later).
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May 11, 2009
Answer: No Way, particuarly in this case In general, the answer is always "No" to this question, but this particular case sounds even more complicated than most. My recommendation is to seek out a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon in your area to evaluate you to see if you are even a candidate for a tummy tuck at this time. He or she may then decide to perform the procedure at the time of the hernia repair, or more likely, delay it and perform it as a separate procedure once the hernia repair has healed (6 months or so later).
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May 10, 2009
Answer: General Surgeon Performing a Tummy Tuck--NO GOOD Not a good idea. You have already had multiple issues and heading down the path of having further issues to come. I am a board certified general surgeon as well as a board certified plastic surgeon. I can manage both issues as far as dealing with complicated hernia issues and abdominoplasty. However, I would have never thought about doing a tummy tuck when I was a general surgery. It goes beyond the technical aspects.
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May 10, 2009
Answer: General Surgeon Performing a Tummy Tuck--NO GOOD Not a good idea. You have already had multiple issues and heading down the path of having further issues to come. I am a board certified general surgeon as well as a board certified plastic surgeon. I can manage both issues as far as dealing with complicated hernia issues and abdominoplasty. However, I would have never thought about doing a tummy tuck when I was a general surgery. It goes beyond the technical aspects.
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