In planning for tummy tuck surgery, smokers should plan to quit four weeks prior to surgery and not resume for four weeks after surgery. It is important to avoid exposure to the sun before your surgery, especially to your abdomen. Also, do not go on a stringent diet prior to surgery, as both these factors [...]
After having had an abdomioplasty, you may expect to go back to work within two weeks, depending on the level of activity required for your job. During the first three to six months your incision will be pink and raised. It may take up to one year before your scars flatten and fade.
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Dr. Marcus P. Niessen obtained his Medical Degree from the University of Western Ontario in 1991.
He completed his residency in plastic surgery at the University of Western Ontario. He then completed a fellowship at University Hospital in London, ON.
Dr. Niessen is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, with a [...]
After your abdominoplasty surgery, you will have drains in place to drain fluid from the surgical site. The drains will be removed when drainage has slowed or stopped. For the first one to two weeks, your abdomen will likely be swollen. Discomfort will be controlled by medication. You will have a gauze dressing on your [...]
Smoking causes the blood vessels to constrict, reducing the blood supply and the oxygen carried by the blood to the surgical area. The tissues need this blood supply and the oxygen that the blood carries in order to heal. When the blood supply is reduced the tissues heal more slowly.
Whether you are having a breast [...]
After your abdominoplasty, you will have drains in place to drain fluid from the surgical site. The drains will be removed when drainage has slowed or stopped. For the first one to two weeks, your abdomen will likely be swollen. Discomfort will be controlled by medication. You will have a gauze dressing on your abdomen, covered by an abdominal [...]
Our 3d animation is complete! When patients come for a consultation they want to know how the procedure is done. This will allow them to see how breast augmentation, breast lift, tummy tuck, facelift and liposuction is performed. It will be a great resource for them in choosing which procedure is best for them.
Women often ask me what is involved in having a tummy tuck or abdominoplasty. I explain to them that an abdominoplasty is a procedure to remove excess skin and fat from the abdomen, and to tighten the muscles of the abdominal wall.
This surgery is helpful in women who, through multiple pregnancies or significant weight loss, [...]
Very soon we will be implementing 3D Animation for the surgical procedures Dr. Niessen offers. It will be a great way for patients to see how tummy tuck, breast augmentation, breast lift, facelift, and liposuction procedures are actually done.
Stay tuned!
