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What Tummy Tuck Recovery Really Looks Like, Week by Week
Some people are back on Zoom calls a week after, and others are still walking hunched over in week three. Dr. Vincent Gardner explains why both are normal, and what actually happens from the moment you wake up until six months out.He covers why drains go in and when they come out, why standing up straight feels like it will pop your stitches (it won't), and how compression and scar tape work together as a one-two punch for healing. Kirstin adds what nobody warns you about: numb abs, the relief of trading the binder for a faja, and the spitting suture that feels like a zit.The six-week rule is…
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