Can I Use Vaseline on my Tummy Tuck Scar to Keep It Moist? I Am 4 Weeks Post Op.

Thank you for this very interesting question.  After any surgery, the process of wound healing creates what is known as an inflammation which is your immune system trying to heal the wounds you received at the time of your surgery.  The redness around your belly button  in the...

There is no question that smoking affects skin elasticity but not enough to cause it to tighten after quiting. However smoking is among the worst things you can do to your skin not to mention your overall health.  In addition if you are considering surgery you need to quit as smoking will...

Without pre-op photos- it's difficult to give the best answer. You're still very early post-op- to pass final judgement. It takes months to a year to fully heal after Abdominoplasty.I suggest you give it time

It is certainly possible to feel your intestines through your diastasis. The tissue left between your muscles is quite thin. You must be thin. 

This cord-like or tendon-like band is indeed a clotted vein, which can happen with any operation, or even an IV in the hand. Your body has plenty of veins to take up the function of the now-obliterated vein, so you really don't need this one, just as you don't need varicose veins that are...