TT: Any suggestions to promote successful healing

[Cherishthepast 20]

Hello!

I'm a week away from my TT w/ Lipo and MR... Do you have any suggestions to promte successful healing? I will follow Dr's orders to the letter and have already given up smoking (I'm now 15 days smoke free) to eliminate smoking related complications, such as:

• • • Poor and/or delayed wound healing
  • • Increased risk of infection
  • • Longer bruising period
  • • Skin loss
  • • Hypertrophic or keloid scarring
  • • Increased risk of pulmonary problems
  • • Flap necrosis (as with "flap" procedures) or tissue breakdown

Do you have any insider tips?

Thanks in advance for any and all suggestions.

[Sue Magoo 71]

Hello!

I'm a week away from my TT w/ Lipo and MR... Do you have any suggestions to promte successful healing? I will follow Dr's orders to the letter and have already given up smoking (I'm now 15 days smoke free) to eliminate smoking related complications, such as:

• • • Poor and/or delayed wound healing
  • • Increased risk of infection
  • • Longer bruising period
  • • Skin loss
  • • Hypertrophic or keloid scarring
  • • Increased risk of pulmonary problems
  • • Flap necrosis (as with "flap" procedures) or tissue breakdown

Do you have any insider tips?

Thanks in advance for any and all suggestions.

Hi:

My band doctor recommended Vitamin C (I think it was 1,000 milligrams/day). My Tummy Tuck healed well. Another thing is to try to get extra rest.

Best wishes to you.

Sue

[AlienBandit 10]

I did a lot of research before my mini tt and I read somewhere that dial soap is something you should use before and after the tuck. It helps prevent infections etc. I started using it 2 days before my tuck until few weeks after.

I did just that and could have had my stitches removed a mere 3-4 days after surgery because I healed so fast and never had an infection or anything. Out of all of my incisions from my surgeries ( 13 incisions total) my Tummy Tuck was the fastest one to heal.

[Cherishthepast 20]

Hi:

My band doctor recommended Vitamin C (I think it was 1,000 milligrams/day). My Tummy Tuck healed well. Another thing is to try to get extra rest.

Best wishes to you.

Sue

Thanks Sue, I'll add additional Vitamin C and will definately work on getting more rest. Right now, I'm excited and nervous at the same time. Can't believe this is actually about to happen.

I did a lot of research before my mini tt and I read somewhere that dial soap is something you should use before and after the tuck. It helps prevent infections etc. I started using it 2 days before my tuck until few weeks after.

I did just that and could have had my stitches removed a mere 3-4 days after surgery because I healed so fast and never had an infection or anything. Out of all of my incisions from my surgeries ( 13 incisions total) my tummy tuck was the fastest one to heal.

Thanks Bandit, I also read something about dial soap, I had completely forgotten - thanks for the reminder, I'll make certain I use it from this point until the day of surgery.