Is there any complications associated with Tummy Tuck surgery?
There are potential complications that are associated with every type of surgery, including Tummy Tuck surgery. However, many of the complications associated with Tummy Tucks, as stated below, can be avoided or minimized if you closely follow all of your surgeon’s instructions. The complications include: • Blood clots (further details are below); • Infection (further details are below); • Delayed wound healing (further details are below); • Anesthesia reactions; • Aspiration pneumonia; • Bleeding; and • Unfavorable drug reactions. Blood Clots For Tummy Tuck patients, one of the risks that should be considered as a remote possibility is blood clots. Any surgery that involves the use of general anesthesia for longer than 30 minutes carries a slightly elevated risk of causing internal blood clots. Although blood clotting is your body’s natural way of controlling the amount of blood loss that occurs after an injury, blood clots can become dangerous. When a blood clot forms inside a blood v
