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Thank you for your question. After 15 days, if there have not been any wound healing difficulties or issues, it would be okay to not have a dressing in place. If you still have a small amount of drainage or open areas, or if the incision is being irritated by clothing, it is still acceptable to keep gauze over the wound for comfort. Speak to your surgeon who can best make incisional care recommendations.
Usually by two weeks he formal dressing is not necessary after mommy makeover surgery. This is presuming that there are no wound healing issues however. Every surgeon has his own method of taking care of a wound and you should follow this.
Contact your surgeons office, they should be able to tell you what their post operative protocols are. Good luck, Dean Vistnes.
Thank you for your question. We tell our patients to avoid smoking and exposure to second hand smoke for at least 4 weeks post op. If this only happened the one time, there should be no ill effects as a result of minor secondhand smoke exposure.Best regards,Dr. Lane F. Smith,...
Schedule a follow up with you surgeon. This needs to be treated in person. Tell him or her of the changes you have noticed or lack of change. This a slow process and can take several weeks to resolve. Best of luck. Dean Vistnes.
I usually place a absorbant cotton pad over the drain hole, held in place by wrap alone. Thats because some discharge from the drain site happens and that may stain the garments. after 24 hour of removal, drain hole closes and does not discharge liquid. I see no harm in you doing that. Infection...
