225 Pound Loss, First Skin Removal Surgery

Had a drainless extended abdominoplasty with flank excision and liposuction. Was home same day (with a 24 hour auto pain pump), back next morning for checkup and compression garment fitting. Then had follow-up appointments at one week, two weeks and one month post-op. Absolutely NO complications, in fact everything went better than I had ever thought possible. NO PAIN. After initial pain pump from 2pm to 9am next morning, only ever took extra-strength acetaminophen (Tylenol). Believe my success was due to my surgeon’s (and his clinic’s) pre-op protocol: atleast 80mg protein everyday for one month PRE-op and post-op, meticulous antibacterial washing multiple times a day for three days pre-op. No drains, use progressive tension suturing for better result and less tension on actual visible incision. No steri-strips, encouraged to shower daily from day 2 post-op and scrub incisions gently with basic soap and water.
Cannot day enough about my experience... I was expecting major pain and possible complications. But NADA. Excited to continue my skin removal surgery (next operation: medial thigh lift and breast lift with augmentation, THEN will finish with brachioplasty in another surgery) with Dr. Ahmad!

I forgot to mention other surgery protocols that I believe helped my NO COMPLICATION drainless extended abdominoplasty with lank excision and liposuction.

Starting on day 1 post-op and continuing daily for 14 days, I self-injected Fragmin (heparin).

Compression for six weeks (other than to shower and launder compression garment).

I’ll post more as I think of them ;)

These are updated pics from 7.5 weeks post-op