9 years post op of Full Tummy Tuck, but Diastasis Recti has returned. Was the original Tummy Tuck improperly done?

I do a LOT of tummy tucks in my practice and while I suggest to patients that they monitor their salt intake postoperatively, I don't see any reason to avoid coffee.The concern must be about the caffeine content of coffee causing blood vessels to constrict and perhaps delaying wound healing....

Thank you for your post. You certainly can have a baby after tummy tuck. In a tummy tuck, we are putting your body back together similiar to what you were like before you were pregnant. Your muscle tension, your skin and your fat contours are adjusted. Once you are fully healed from your...

There are a lot of things to consider in answering your question, for example what kind of mesh? What was the reason for using mesh? What type of dancing? Your surgeon certainly will have sutured the mesh in place, and the typical healing time for surgical repairs of this sort to integrate and...

Congratulations on having undergone the tummy tuck procedure. In general, it would take a significant amount of pressure to “tear" the muscle repair after tummy tuck surgery. This event would likely be associated with significant discomfort. A change in your physical examination, such as i...

Thank you for your question. I would recommend performing both procedures at the same time provided you would have an open minded gynecologist and plastic surgeon to work well together. Considering scheduling issues alone, cooperation of you to doctors would be very important that time's a major...

The drains used after tummy tuck or body contouring procedures are small, non-reactive silicone tubes.  Once they are removed the elastic properties of your tissues start to collapse the drain tract.  The small entry site of the drain heals on its own in several days.  I typically...