When is It Ok to Walk on a Treadmill After TT?

Thank you for your post. Seromas can be painful and cause a cosmetic deformity, as well as sometimes leak. The whole point of drains is to keep a seroma from happening in the first place. If a drainless procedure was performed, and you had a seroma, or you had drains that were pulled and you...

Mini tummy tuck is meant to improve the lower abdomen only. If the problem is only excess skin and fat and the underlying muscles are not loose, then mini tuck can be performed under general anesthesia or IV sedation, I would not recommend local anesthesia alone, although it can be done under...

You are going to find it very difficult to find someone to manage any post-operative complications from surgery.  If you do have any problems, it might cost you a lot of money.  Therefore, I would highly recommend going to a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon in the U.S.

As long as you're happy with your out-of-state surgeon and you're willing to make the trips to see him/her for follow-up visits, then it should be okay to proceed.  However, if you have any problems you might be doing a lot of traveling!

Doing multiple procedures at the same time is a very common and usually safe.  Your surgeon will decide if you are a safe candidate for procedures. This will be based on your health and the surgeons experience. Keep in mind that you need to be a motivated patient.  Obviously...

I'm sorry to hear about the experience you've had during tummy tuck surgery. No, it is not “normal” to wake up during the procedure. Much of what you have experienced may depend on exactly what type of anesthesia was used and who provided it. I would suggest that you discuss...