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2 Steps to Remedy Post Tummy Tuck Swelling

admin — Thu, 24 May 2012 16:07:06 +0000

Any surgical procedure, whether cosmetic or not, is viewed as a trauma by your body. As such, you should expect to experience some swelling following your cosmetic surgery as part of the body’s natural reaction to the tummy tuck surgery as it begins the healing process. To minimize this swelling following your abdominoplasty, I recommend a two-step approach for patients comprised of a compression garment and a series of peri-operative touch therapy.

Compression Garment From Minute One
Directly after your tummy tuck surgery, our surgery center nurses assist you ... Read More

Quilting Method in Tummy Tuck Surgery

admin — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 19:14:25 +0000

The other day I was reading a question from a potential plastic surgery patient inquiring about what the “Quilting” technique used in Tummy Tuck procedures. In my Denver plastic surgery practice, I have been utilizing the “Quilting” technique underneath the flaps of all of my lifting procedures, including the Mommy Makeover, Tummy Tuck and Body Lift procedures, for several years.

Quilting is the process of literally tacking down any tissue flaps that have been raised with sutures. There are two main benefits from using the Quilting technique:

First, the quilting

The Truth Behind the “No Cut Tummy Tuck”

admin — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 19:55:56 +0000

Remember when your mother told you “If it sounds too good to be true….”? That old saying rings true the supposed “No Cut Tummy Tuck.” Like so many other hyped treatments or procedures being toted in the cosmetic surgery industry, this is another example where marketing jargon is used to promote a treatment.

A Closer Look at the Tummy Tuck

The “Tuck” part of a Tummy Tuck (Abdominoplasty) procedures is where a plastic surgeon tightens the supporting tissues below the skin. I call this layer of tissue that attaches our ... Read More