All - Before or After 350 lbs and up I'm a 50 year old mother of 5. I plan to have a Tummy Tuck with muscle repair. How long will I need to take off work? Should i purchase a recliner to sleep in for the first week. I am 5'4 and currently weigh 196lbs. I plan to lose 55lbs before surgery. Is it better to... What type of equipment is needed after tummy tuck? What type of equipment is needed post op? Walker, recliner anything else? What binder is best to purchase preferably crotchless I've scheduled a Tummy tuck, BBL and full back Lipo with Dr Hungria in the Dominican in June and I smoke and drink. How long should I be nicotine and alcohol free to have a successful recovery and minimal complications? I'm also wondering how the bbl and tummy tuck... Can you tear stitches in place in the upper abs by sneezing very hard after a Tummy Tuck with muscle repair surgery? I was lying on my recliner when I suddenly sneezed very hard. I felt an instant ripping and burning in the middle of my upper abs.
I had a tummy tuck... When will the swelling go down after a Tummy Tuck and Liposuction to my hips and waist? I am 2.5 weeks post op and I am still sleeping in a recliner. I'm doing better with moving around and keeping up with my 1 and 2 year old but I'm... To get sleep, should I take a unison or prescribed methocarbamol? Back pain from sleeping in recliner, 5 days post tummy tuck. Off pain rx as it made me nauseous and nervous. I'm going to have a tummy tuck with lipo. Do I really need a recliner chair or will my bed be just fine? So my question is do i really need a recliner chair or my bed will be just fine..????? I'm having abdominoplasty, panniculectomy and lipo of the flanks at the end of the month. Will this chair be suitable? I read how you should purchase a recliner or rent a hospital bed for maybe the first two weeks. I would like to know is it ok to use a zero gravity... Can I have strained my belly button incision? Its been 19 days since my TT tonight I was sitting on the recliner and I laughed when I did I felt a sudden pain in my belly button.
I am scheduled for a TT/Lipo in the New Year. What kind of supplies do I need in preparation?MUST HAVES for after surgery? Considering fleur de lis circumferential abdominoplasty I'm considering a fleur de lis circumferential abdominoplasty and want to know what supplies I should get. I've seen posts suggesting gels and tapes... Swelling or permanent crease? I'm 11 days post op and although I love the results, I've noticed that my right side near my hip is extremely swollen or creased should I say and I... I had a Tummy Tuck 13 days ago. How long do I keep sleeping in a reclining position? I'm getting tired of sleeping like this. I am very restless and can't seem to get comfortable. Is there any other comfortable ways I can sleep? I had a tummy tuck and bbl a week ago. Poor results and poor aftercare. I was given a compression binder for my tummy tuck, I wasn't given anything for my butt. I'm reading about how important these garments are and the...
3 Days Post TT: Having lots of knee and thigh pain - Is this from having them propped in a recliner all day? I am 3 days post op and sleeping in a curled position in bed. The first night I spent in the hospital. I work out 4-5 times a week usually and job on... Why after a year of my tummy tuck do I still have pain? Next to my belly button hurts, and I'm still sleeping in my recliner, becuse it hurts when I try to sleep in my bed. It's not a hernia, my regular... 3 weeks post op from breast lift and tummy tuck. When can I sleep on my side or stomach again? I have been sleeping in a recliner for the past 3 weeks since my surgery. Had a tummy tuck, breast lift (lollipop scar). Plus lipo on my hips and...This page is still in the process of being rebuilt. To see images, please visit Cosmetic Surgery. These pics will be inserted shortly. Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) is routinely used in more than 700 centers in the United States for wound healing. Many plastic and reconstructive practices now have their own HBOT chambers.
These surgeons routinely treat their patients before and after cosmetic surgery, tailoring the HBOT into their overall surgical plan for the patient. There are times when a patient has unexpected and negative complications after surgery or when results are less than hoped for. HBOT is the rapid recovery tool that will accelerate your return into your regular lifestyle, quickly getting rid of post-operative swelling and bruising. Scroll down to read of three patients who needed to resume their lives quickly! Hospital-based hyperbaric medicine departments usually will not accept patients unless they are in a life or limb threatening crisis. As well, hospital HBOT departments charge patients more than $1,800.00 per 90 minute treatment in their chambers. Few patients can afford this. Private centers provide hospital standard care at a fraction of the price. Our clinic’s chambers do not use masks or hoods that would impede the healing of elective facial surgery. The zero gravity chair is ideal for patients who have had tummy-tucks or liposuction.
Discuss HBOT with your plastic surgeon if you have a need to accelerate healing, eliminate post-operative bruising and swelling to return to your regular activities quickly. If your surgeon decides that HBOT is appropriate for you, it is probable that you will qualify for a payment plan. The most often used HBOT protocol for elective surgery patients is the “Potkin Protocol” pioneered by Dr. Ralph Potkin of Malibu Hyperbaric Medical Center. Accelerated Recovery (8 days) from Laser Resurfacing Clinical Observations from Gerrie Glossip, R.N. Day 8 post procedure “I am always delighted to see the rapid recovery of surgical patients after I refer them for HBOT sessions. Inflammation, edema and bruising subside in just days, rather than weeek post-surgery. “Clearly the HBOT, when used as an adjunct to antibiotics, is a superior way to speed recovery. I believe that HBOT will one day be the mainstay of anti-aging protocols. “I personally use HBOT for its rejuvenating effects.
Because of my hectic work schedule, I used hyperbaric oxygen therapy for five days after my laser resurfacing. Healing was so fast, I was able to return to my patients in just eight days later. From experience, I believe that my healing was accelerated by at least 60%.” Ms. Glossip’s nursing specialty is the care of elective surgery patients. Patient “CW”, age 44, buttock sculpting. The challenge facing the surgeon was the patient’s natural red hair and fragile sun-damaged fair skin challenged by the dynamic body movements of walking and sitting tensioning the wound. Two other factors impacted the outcome. Firstly, each surgical scar was in excess of eighteen inches and under tension. Next, the area of skin removed had underlying fat cells rather than muscle tissue which provides better scaffolding support for suturing the fascia. Three days after suture removal, a wound, measuring 8.2 x 6.5 cm (3.5″ x 2.5″) and 2.6 cm deep opened on the right thigh. The patient was given three 90 minutes HBOT sessions at 2.5 ata (21 psig) to strengthen wound edges.
These were successfully resutured with only minor follow-up attention required by the wound care nurse. Another four HBOT sessions followed and the wounds closed normally. Wounds respond dynamically to increased oxygen tension. Two years earlier, the patient underwent a radical mastectomy of her left breast. To maintain patient symmetry and proportion, the surgeon used a prosthetic implant to match the size and shape of her unaffected breast. Cancer was later discovered in this right breast and again, the surgeon chose to reconstruct to the “DD” size rather than subject the patient to double breast reduction. The challenge for the surgeon was the weight of the prosthesis to be supported by the complicated feminine architecture. Six weeks after the radical mastectomy, the nipple was reconstructed. Two weeks later, the surgeon added HBOT to the antibiotic therapy already underway using Dicloxacillin. The breast quickly regained normal skin tones. However, drainage continued for 15 days.
The patient received a total of 32 X :90 minute sessions of HBOT at 21.4 psi (48 feet of sea water) at the clinic. “I am now 18 months post surgery. The scars of surgery are now invisible and I looks so normal, you would have to be told that I had such radical surgery. My optimism and good cheer has returned and I think of myself as cured of cancer, rather than a ‘ survivor’. I am delighted with the surgical artistry of Doctor Vecchione and the care of his staff. “High dosage oxygen – HBOT – is a very effective therapy tool for reducing inflammation and edema. Healing proceeds with good circulation, oxygen availability, and a reduction in congestive tissue back-pressure of ‘edema’. “Regrettably, HBOT is an underutilized resource since physicians have not been apprised of its benefits, and cost effectiveness. Likewise its therapeutic efficacy remains understated. “HBOT is now available at a fraction of the cost of hospital based HBOT departments that are designed for critical life-saving support teams.”