Swelling and Bruising: Moderate swelling and bruising are normal after any surgery. Severe swelling and bruising may indicate bleeding or possible infection.

Discomfort and Pain: Mild to moderate discomfort or pain is normal after any surgery. If the pain becomes severe and is not relieved by pain medications, please call or return to your surgeon for further assessment.

Itching: Itching and occasional small shooting electrical sensations within the skin often occur as the nerve endings heal spontaneously.

Moderate: or severe asymmetries may require a second surgery. Mild asymmetry is normal.

Irregularities, dimples, puckers, and divots: Can be due to surgeon error, healing irregularities or due to the person’s individual body makeup.

Seroma: Fluid can collect under the skin and can occur after breast augmentation, liposuction or a tummy tuck.

Numbness: Small sensory nerves to the skin surface are occasionally cut when an incision is made. Usually, the sensation in those areas gradually returns…… usually within 3-6 months as the nerve endings heal spontaneously.

Crusting: Crusting along the incision line is not uncommon. This can be treated with Hydrogen peroxide or ointment provided by your surgeon. Do not apply any make up until the scar has completely healed.

Constipation: This is especially common because of your pain medication and decreased activity. It is advisable to purchase a gentle laxative from the chemist and commence before surgery and continue post surgery, especially if constipation tends to be a problem for you.

Darkness of scars: Hyper pigmentation or darkening of scars may occur. This is more likely to occur in dark skinned patients. The doctor may prescribe some medication to guard against darkening of your scars, especially if you have a prior history of hyper pigmentation of scars

Redness of scars: All scars are red, dark pink, or purple.Scars on the face usually fade within 3-6 months. Scars on the breasts or body may take a year or longer to fade.

Keloid scarring: Abnormal scarring may occur even though the surgeon has taken extra care to close the incision as perfectly as possible. Injection of steroids or placement of silicone sheeting onto the scars, or further surgery to correct the scars is occasionally necessary. Some areas on the body scar more than others and, some people are more susceptible to recovering from surgery with a raised growth of thick red scar tissue, your own history of scarring should give you some indication of what to expect, and for others this condition is not established until after surgery has been completed and it is not necessarily a fault of the surgeon but a condition of your skin.