I see my PS on Monday, but want to ask the right questions. My issue is 7 weeks post op (tummy tuck/muscle repair) that I'm flat as a board while lying down, but when I stand up my stomach right above my incision and about 3" above it swell up. The middle part of my stomach, near my belly button, remains flat. There's no wave like fluid. What could be going on?
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Hi and thanks for the question and photos. It looks like liposuction should fix the problem with the excess fat of your mons pubis (fupa). This happens somewhere with tummy tuck and ideally should be addressed at the time of surgery. Best of Luck- Dr Hardy...
As other answers have indicated, lying in bed after tummy tuck, puts you at risk for serious complications.
I know a woman whose daughters brought her meals in bed thinking they were doing their mother a favor. She ended up in the ICU with a blood clot from her leg that had...
Thank you so much for your question. A good Compression after these procedures is always mandatory, in that way you can avoid to have complications as seroma etc. I always recommend to be at least 3 month as minimum with your second garment because the material is more strong and give you the...