I watched a video of a Dr speaking about tummy tucks, he said, there is a higher risk of blood clots with a tummy tuck than other types of surgery, why is this?
Answer: Blood clots and tummy tuck While the risk for blood clots are present for all surgery it is particularly high for abdominoplasty/tummy tuck. That being said, Tummy tucks are performed quite frequently all over the country. You should discuss your concerns about this issue with a Board Certified plastic surgeon and ask him/her about it as well as what precautions they might take to minimize that risk.
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Answer: Blood clots and tummy tuck While the risk for blood clots are present for all surgery it is particularly high for abdominoplasty/tummy tuck. That being said, Tummy tucks are performed quite frequently all over the country. You should discuss your concerns about this issue with a Board Certified plastic surgeon and ask him/her about it as well as what precautions they might take to minimize that risk.
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July 14, 2015
Answer: DVT and Tummy Tucks Congrads on your thoughts about surgery. With any procedure there is a risk of developing a blood clot that arises from blood not moving as fast through the veins and several other factors from surgery itself. The longer procedures carry a slightly higher risk and some feel that the tightening of the abdomen make the pressure against the veins slightly greater. I will tell you that as a practice we conder DVT prohylaxix more often with abdominoplasty than other surgeries.
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July 14, 2015
Answer: DVT and Tummy Tucks Congrads on your thoughts about surgery. With any procedure there is a risk of developing a blood clot that arises from blood not moving as fast through the veins and several other factors from surgery itself. The longer procedures carry a slightly higher risk and some feel that the tightening of the abdomen make the pressure against the veins slightly greater. I will tell you that as a practice we conder DVT prohylaxix more often with abdominoplasty than other surgeries.
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