I will be staying at the surgery center overnight and will go home the next day . I am getting hernia repair , muscle repair , tummy tuck and lipo on flanks . Is it ok to walk upstairs to my bedroom the 2nd day if i have assistance with me . Thanks for all the help and i really appreciate it.
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Re: "wondering... when the stomach muscles are sewn together, are they cut then sewn so that they grow together, or is the muscle dependent on the material used to stitch it together? How durable is the "product" that is used?"
Great question.
Extreme weight gain and...
Usually aspirin and similar medications need to be stopped two weeks before surgery. Aspirin is a non steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, which affects platelet function. Despite platelet count being correct they do not function correctly. The process of regeneration usually takes two weeks for...
As a military plastic surgeon about to leave the service, this is what I have always instructed my active duty patients after an abdominoplasty:
Start to run at four weeks. Start doing pushups and sit-ups at six weeks. Make sure to start slow and progress up over a period of...