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How To Reduce Belly Fat Post Laparoscopic Surgery
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How to reduce weight after fibroid surgery?
Cut calories: To lose weight , you have to cut calories and avoid eating specific foods that are known to interfere with weight loss. Fructose and hight fructose corn syrup are big offenders. Some people have wheat or dairy intolerance and they need to avoid these item from the diet. There is not magic pill to weight loss. Appetite control can be gotten with neurotransmitter balance. www.neurosciencemyths.com. ...Read more
Abdominal Obesity (Definition)
Abdominal obesity is also known as central obesity or central adiposity. It occurs when there is excess fat around the abdomen/ abdominal organs and has been ...Read more
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How to lose belly fat after c-section?
Walking: Walking is the best exercise to help tone your abdominal muscles after pregnancy and c-section. Sit-ups will not help. Don't push yourself beyond your limits. Eat healthy ! ...Read more
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How to reduce bloating after abdominal surgery?
Depends: Open or laparoscopic surgery? Gas from laparoscopic surgery, even though it is removed, leaves a full bloated feeling & resolves in a few days. If open surgery then eat small light foods, more liquids than sold foods, minimize narcotic pain medications, take a mild laxative if constipated. Walk around more. Try warm heat on the abdomen. ...Read more
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I am 4 months post op tummy tuck what will be the best exercise to tone my tummy?
Ask Surgeon...: Given that you have had surgery relatively recently, your plastic surgeon will be your best guide when it comes to returning to specific exercise/activities. Generally speaking, a gradual ('listen to your body") return to cardiovascular/weightlifting/flexibility exercises along with a careful attention to healthy diet, will help you achieve/maintain the best long-term results possible. Best wishes ...Read more
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How to get rid of laparoscopy surgery scars? will plastic surgery help?
Improvement likely: most lapraroscopy scars heal almost imperceptibly, but if in your case your scars did not heal well, a plastic surgeon can likely greatly improve the scar appearance. It is important to realize however that you will likely always have some sort of scar there, but in general the line fades to almost nothing over a bout a year. ...Read more
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How long to wait to do weight lifting after abdominal hysterectomy surgery?
about 4 to 6 weeks: The healing process is about 80% complete at 6 weeks, the final 20% takes almost an entire year. The risk of incision breaking apart with coughing, straining or lifting follows this healing process. Okay to ask your surgical team specifics about your case. Be well. ...Read more
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How to remove fat belly?
What are best medication to remove fat belly
No Medications!: There is no such thing as spot fat loss. You need to lose weight in general & a certain % will be abdominal fat. Eat healthfully & be physically active. Calories burned must > calories consumed. To tighten ab's do crunches, reverse crunches, exercise ball crunches, pelvic thrusts, lying leg raises, side bridge & “bicycling” exercise on your back. Engage in regular aerobic exercise. ...Read more
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How to prevent adhesions after a total abdominal hysterectomy?
Difficult: When ever there is a scar , what ever the reason , surgery , or infections adhesions will form even from a tinny scar , can't be prevented but could be minimized , by tension free closure , minimum dissections , if possible retroperitoneial ( out side ) approach, leaving with minimum blood ; secretions inside peritonaeum. Best prevention is if possible avoiding surgery. ...Read more
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How long before i can get back to exercise after laparoscopic hernia repair surgery?
As tolerated : I tell my patients to return to usual activity as treated by pain and discomfort. Just listen to your body and use common sense and you'll be fine. As always however, there may be features unique to your case, and you should check with your surgeon. Good luck! ...Read more
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What kind of and intensity of exercise can I do 6-7 weeks post op from a radical hysterectomy to improve abdominal musculature and reduce tummy overha?
Core muscles buildup: If surgery is recent then allow the swelling to settle. After a few weeks, your surgeon will allow you to start diet and exercise. Start with aerobic workouts like treadmill or elliptical. At the gym, there will specific machines which support your back while you exercise your core muscles. If the pannus does not settle then you may need a tummy tuck. See a plastic surgeon to discuss your options. ...Read more
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How do you avoid scar tissue building up after an abdominal surgery/lap band removal?
No good way: Doctors have tried for years to discover a way to prevent adhesions (scar tissue) in the abdomen because there can be many long term problems from them. There is no magic bullet. The main goal is for the operating surgeon to minimize trauma to the tissues, avoid inflammation, etc. Still, the majority of adhesions will not cause problems. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmc2672996/. ...Read more
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How can one lose belly fat after a cesarean section?
Weight loss: If you just had a c-section, you need a few month for the skin to retract, otherwise by losing the baby fat, you'll get in better shape.However, you will still have loose skin and possibly some left over fat that could be suctioned. ...Read more
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Will i need to deal with my navel hernia before a panniculectomy? I'm considering a panniculectomy to remove some loose skin and fat from recent weight loss, however, I have a navel hernia. Can the doctor performing the tummy tuck also fix my hernia?
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Depends.: In my practice, i would repair the umbilical hernia at the same time as the panniculectomy operation. This may however very from one surgeon to another. Best wishes. ...Read more
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How serious is belly button hernia after laparoscopic surgery of colectomy in adults?
Depends: The size and what is protruding through hernia and if the contents get stuck. All these things determine how serious. If it hurts or bothers you or is stuck go see your surgeon. ...Read more
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How can i help myself recover quickly from abdominal surgery (laparoscopy), reduce referred pain from CO2 gas and reduce pain from incisional wounds?
Walking: will help recue abdominal gas.Certainly consult with your surgeon so that he/she is aware of your issues. ...Read more
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How to burn belly fat after a c section. ?
Diet + exercise: Reducing belly fat, with or without c section, or fat any where in the body requires a long term commitment to caloric restriction and exercise. There is no magic potion to correct it quickly and easily. ...Read more
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How quickly can you return to weight lifting after laparoscopic appendectomy?
Lifting aft surgery: Need to takes easy. Returning to weight lifting soon after abdominal surgery not a smart choice. I am sure you have a follow up within week or two with the surgeon. I would recommend not to lift until you see him or he clears you to go back to lifting. ...Read more
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How to treat abdominal hernia without surgery?
None: The only way to fix a hernia is with an operation. Support garments of various types may give some symptom relief, but do nothing for the underlying cause of the symptoms, and do nothing to prevent it from getting worse. See a general surgeon for a consultation. ...Read more
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How to reduce abdomen distention after a laproscopy for removing ovary cyst?
Give it time: If it's from trapped air or bloating from your bowel function slowing after the procedure, giving it time will be all that you can do. ...Read more
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Can plastic surgeon remove rejected hernia mesh n tighten muscles while removing fat/skin. Will it help fix my hernia rejection pain what about ins.
Not likely: Honestly most surgeons will avoid touching anything that they didn't surgically place if they can. And since most plastic surgeon's don't do hernia repairs(mostly the realm of general surgeons), they are unlikely to address possible mesh issues, while completing a panniculectomy or some variant of one. ...Read more
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Laparoscopic Surgery (Definition)
Laparoscopy is a form of less invasive abdominal or pelvic surgery that uses instruments placed inside ...Read more
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