04
Apr
Pulling through the after-effects of surgery with grace and ease is the focus of this week's blog. Surgery stresses the body, and the more invasive the procedure, the more time and energy you need to set aside to bring your body back into balance. Fortunately, there are num...
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Apr
Overweight Tummy TuckThere are many patients who need tummy tuck surgery, but who may be overweight. The good news is that when designed and performed properly, tummy tuck surgery for the oversight patient may be a wonderful option to help contour the abdomen and waist. Th...
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Apr
I have had the fortune to be able to help a handful of women and men when no one would. Over the last nine years in practice there have been countless men and women who have needed a tummy tuck but who were turned away for being plus size or overweight. These patient...
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Apr
Q: I got full abdominoplasty with muscle repair and liposuction but at 8 weeks my tummy looks buldged out and it's not at all flat and looks nothing like how it did in first few weeks. I am wondering if it is normal swelling or my muscle repair failed or is it weight...
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Apr
Q: I specifically asked for c-section to be removed while performing tummy tuck, one of the reasons I had this surgery and apparently I was ignored. Tummy tuck incision was placed higher than requested and c-section was not removed. Never have heard about having a tummy...
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Apr
Tummy tuck surgery is commonly done after weight loss or after pregnancy. Significant weight loss often results in loose abdominal skin that has lost its ability to bounce back following the reduction in weight. There are three different types of weight loss-related tummy t...
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Apr
Q:Anonymous said…Dear Dr Repta- You seem to be the only doctor on the net who understands the pseudobursa problem and how to fix it. I had a removal of implants and a pedicle tram flap in July, 2015. (DIEP flap was not done because circulatory system compromised in chest f...
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Apr
Hello Sally,I am sorry to hear about your pseudobursa and your tummy tuck recovery. I prefer to remove the pseudobursa in its entirety since I feel that any scar tissue left behind can continue to serve as a source of possible pain and/or restriction of activity. It t...
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Apr
Q:Blogger sadie meek said…I had a tummy tuck in sept. 2 days later taken back to theatre for haematoma then week later I got a seroma this was drained for 3 day taken 150 ml fluid. . Then the consulton fixed a drain and bag I had this on for 5 weeks collecting fluid. . It w...
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Apr
Hello Cookie,I am sorry to hear about your tummy tuck results and the issues you have been experiencing. My suspicion is that you do have a pseudobursa which is as you know a pocket of scar tissue. It is true that you do not likely have a seroma this far out but a pse...
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