Hello, I am 5 foot 4 160 pounds. I have lost about 115 pounds over the last 15 years. I had a gastric sleeve in 2017 and have been working with a trainer, lifting weights three times a week for the last several years. I have had six surgical consults, and the recommendations are mixed. Oddly enough, the male surgeons have a recommended a 360 tummy tuck. Where is the female surgeons have told me that an extended tummy tuck would be sufficient for me. I am hoping that this lovely community can break the tie. I am in Minneapolis and would also love to hear from folks who have had this procedure done recently or any of the Minneapolis surgeons that may see this post that can Tell me what the benefits of a 360 tummy tuck would be based on my photos attached.
I am 3 weeks 3 days post op with a tummy tuck and I still have one drain in. Im still draining 40-45mls a day and my doctor wont remove it until it gets under 30. The nurse told me he wont keep it in any longer than 4 weeks though. Is this much drainage normal at this point? And at 4 weeks if its still not down and he takes them out, what will happen?
I just want to know whats the best position for sleep with out making it worse and helping it get reabsorbed by the body I do leave my compression on 24/7 off only for showers? Is flat better is semi Fowlers, side, fetal position.
Updated: Tummy tuck & BBL. - My belly button was not on the right side. She was too busy to get off the phone when she marked me and marked my line off-center. Never was my belly button to the right of my center. She has avoided me from the first office visit after surgery when I asked about it. Beware of doctors that blame the patient. .
I am about 8mo po from my tt with mr. everything has been great. I just got a cold a few days ago and now have this terrible and uncontrollable cough. Im concerned that the cough may compromise my MR. is this possible at this point? What is the likelihood this can happen and what would it feel like? My tummy feels sore, but I think that may be muscle soreness from the coughing...or maybe I popped a stitch...I dont know. Ive reached out to my PS, but figured Id also post on here!
I got a tummy tuck in Feb of 2022 in DR. I also got lips of my sides and muscle repair, bbl. I kept my drain for 30 days because it was still at about 75 cc everyday. Everything healed nicely no infections or issues. I wore my raja for about 6 to 7 months. When I finally stop wearing it I will swell up as soon as I got out of bed. Finally went and had an abdominal ultrasound, I had a very small slither of a fluid pocket that the interventional radiologist say was too small to drain, there was a lot of fluid with my abdominal tissue though. Its been 3 years and I still swell up badly, no pain just swelling. I have never experienced a flat stomach. My swelling is above my belly button but I can even feel the swelling in my middle back. I dont know what to do. Is it swelling or did my muscle repair possibly come loose and is there a way to know before having anymore surgery done?
I had a tummy tuck in October of 2023 in Tijuana. The surgery went well but as I was healing I noticed a small bulging above my belly button. The longer Im on my feet the more bulging is noticeable. My primary care doctor ordered an ultrasound because she thought it could be a hernia but its actually a small Seroma measuring 3.6 x 2.4 x 1 cm . I am not sure I want to go back to Tijuana to remove it but am having a hard time finding a surgeon here in Seattle area who will . I have been told this is a straight forward procedure. What will happen if I never have it removed?