Nip This Tuck That

March 7, 2006: I saw the lady that had the Tummy Tuck yesterday…see that post…for her first post-op visit.  She has 2 bulb drains under the skin over the abdomen to remove any excess blood and serous fluid. These typically remain in for 3-4 days after the surgery.  She’s also wearing an abdominal binder. It’s like a girdle that goes across the abdomen and gives some compression to the surgical area.  She’s slightly bent over…we pulled and removed excess skin and patients usually can stand upright at about 1 week after the surgery.  The muscles are a bit sore…we tighten them along the entire abdomen…that’s what gives the nice tight flat appearance to the abdomen after the surgery.  But all in all she looks fantastic and she’s going to be thrilled. 

 Saw some consults for Tummy Tucks, Breast Augmentation, Face Lifts, Revision Rhinoplasty, Lip Augmentation, Blepharoplasty, Cheek Implants, Chin Implants, Brow Lift, Botox Restylane, Juvederm and Radiesse injections to scuplt the face without implants.  They want what the celebrities get…natural beauty.  You can read all about all of these procedures on my surgery website (sorry I’m still new at the HTML code for hyperlinks)

http://www.drfpalmer.com

I’ll share all of these prcedures, with you, over the coming days and weeks.  But for now, feel free to read all the material that I have written on the subject and take a look at some of the before and after photos.