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Does anyone have a suggestion on how to reduce abdominal swelling after surgery?
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Ice and elevation: The best ways to reduce swelling are applying ice and elevation, if that is possible. Generally, it just takes time for swelling to reolve - normally 4 to 6 weeks.
Answered 7/19/2018
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