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In general, sutures used in tummy tuck surgery are made from substances such as nylon or polylactic acid and will not show up on conventional x rays. Sometimes metallic clips are used to stop bleeding from blood vessels and these may show up on X ray.If you are constipated after a tummy tuck it is most likely due to the pain killing medications you have had, especially opioid drugs such as oxycodone or codeine.I advise that you speak to you Doctor about your constipation and stop taking opioids as soon as possible. Possibly a short course of a laxative might also be helpful.Kind regards,Dean
I tell my patients walking is ok at 2 weeks, parties at 4 weeks, aerobic exercise at 6 weeks.Ask your surgeon what his/her views are.I'm glad you feel fine today.I don't know how much you regularly drink but 5 drinks is a lot for a small, trim woman like yourself. Best wishes.
You may not need a circumferential tummy tuck rather a tummy tuck with extensive liposuction. An exam by a board certified plastic surgeon would be required to know. The price is dependent on many factors - is it a mini, full or extended abdominoplasty such as a fleur de lis pattern where...
Bending over to lift her up uses the rectus abdominus muscle - you can do this in 6 weeks if not painful.But - you may not have to wait if you use your leg muscles.This is what I tell my post-tummy tuck Moms at 2 weeks: Sit down, have your daughter climb onto your lap and with a straight back,...
