I had my blood work done for my tummy tuck surgery everything came back good except for my ptt according to my PS. My primary doctor said my ptt is normal which is a 39. He said its in normal range. Now my PS said normal for him is 35. And that my number is to high for him to do my tummy tuck with lipo of the flanks waist and abdomen. I'm two days away from surgery and now he tells me this. I'm so disappointed. Just wanting my money back and find a better surgeon.
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And not touched with your procedures. If you have objective proof such as measurements, swelling will be the suspected culprit. But if you do not have measurements and it only looks wider then I would speculate that its because your tummy and thighs look smaller from your procedure.
Arian Mowlavi, MD, FACS (license on probation) says:
What is apparent from your photos is that you have an upper abdominal bulge (muffin tup); this can be caused from 1)tightening the bottom muscles more than the top; 2)rupture of your upper abdominal sutures; 3)stretching out of your uppper abdominal muscles. Please consult your surgeon.
It could already be healed. If there are still raw spots and draining areas, I would continue with petroleum jelly products such as Aqua-phor, Vaseline, CU-3 ointments etc and avoid antibiotics as your skin appears irritated and could benefit from avoiding antibiotics.
