When most people think of a tummy tuck, they usually envision a cosmetic surgery that is fairly routine.  However, while this surgery has been performed hundreds of thousands of times, the fact is that there is always the possibility of complications occurring.  Since we don’t believe that most people are aware of potential complications, this article is going to highlight a few potential tummy tuck complications.

The first complication is infection.  Whenever a surgeon makes an incision, there is always a chance for infection.  This infection can usually be detected by an elevated temperature (fever) and abdominal pain.  Many times, a cosmetic surgeon will prescribe an antibiotic to minimize the possibility of infection occurring.  Additionally, by closely following the surgeon’s post operative instructions on cleaning the wound, you can decrease the possibility of infection occurring.

The second potential side effect is skin necrosis.  Skin necrosis occurs when portions of the skin die following a surgery.  This can be caused by the skin being stretched, which can cause the blood vessels that feed the skin to die.

Closely related to skin necrosis is paresthesia.  This condition occurs when a portion of your body becomes either hypersensitive to feelings of heat or cold or it becomes numb to feeling.  Therefore, it is possible for your abdominal area to become extremely sensitive or it could have no feeling at all.

The last complication that we will discuss is slow healing.  The probability of this complication occurring is greater for people who smoke.  Believe it or not, a smoker will usually heal twice as slowly as a non smoker.  This is important because there is a correlation between a slow recovery and more visible scarring.

As you can see, the tummy tuck is a major invasive surgery that has numerous potential side effects.  While we only touched on four of them, the reality is that there are many more.

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