I've just had tissue expanders surgery. It's been 4 weeks. Can I go in the sauna and swimming?

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Ive had tissue expanders due to no breadt tissue on the 23 of december

Dean Trotter, MBBS, FRACS · Answer

Once all your wounds are healed you should be able to swim and go in the sauna.  Following tissue expanders, hopefully this has occurred by now.  If there are still any open wounds, or even scabs on the incision sites then I would suggest waiting until the skin is clearly healed.You should check with your own surgeon to double check they think it is ok too.All the best,Dean

Ali Sadeghi, MD, FACS · Answer

Thanks for the question.  Typically it takes 3-4 weeks for the wound to heal completely so that you can swim or enter the sauna.  That said, you should have a checkup with your plastic surgeon before you decide to swim.

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