How Do I Prepare for a Tummy Tuck when I Have my Period?

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...

Many years ago, as a young surgeon in the early 80's, I was educated by a wise older surgeon that - 25% of the things we do in Medicine are right and based on science, -  25% are wrong because they are based on false or incomplete science and - 50% of what we do in Medicine...

They may help cover some of the costs if you meet their criteria.  Often this means repeated doctor visits for skin rashes or breakdown.  You can learn all about this process on my website under "Patient Resources."

''3 weeks post op with my tummy tuck and my incision and the area around it is hard. There is some pitting edema as well. Is this normal? "- "Pitting Edema" - Hmmmm...sounds like nurse / doctor talking or someone who spent a lot of time reading medical literature.....

There appears to be a rectangular dart in the pubic area that looks like a truncated w incision with an inverted rectangular tongue instead of an inverted V. Probably used because the surgeon could not completely transpose the umbilical wound to a strictly...

I'm sure you heard this before but everyone heals at their own rate. It sounds like your drains make have been taken out before the body has completed over-producing the inflammation based fluid drains are meant to collect. As long as the skin has not fully re-attached to the underlying...