Stitches may need to come out for the healing to really get started. Don't worry it's not hard or scary.

In the early first few weeks after your surgery, it is a key time in your healing. Obviously, you want this incision to stay closed and...

Lipo burn is a common complication of liposuction. Today it is common to combine the suction with a modality like a laser or ultrasound...

Having surgery can be an anxiety-producing event for you and those around you, even when it is a planned procedure. We're now into Year 2...

By now you may have seen my posts about these beige sticker discs that I have said can help with anything from pain, inflammation, wound...

80-90% of people have some kind of back or neck pain issue and not everyone wants or needs to have surgery. There are some of my most...

One of the best ways to prevent surgical complications like swelling, infections, skin breakdown, respiratory issues like pneumonia and...

Knowing what to put on your wound can raise a lot of questions. Especially when everyone you ask has a different opinion. Some basic...

Normal healing can take weeks or months for a full recovery and return to "normal" be up to a year after your surgery if there were...

Inflammation is a normal part of the healing process and slight redness around an incision less than an inch can be considered normal,...

Drainage can tell you a lot about how you are healing. We expect drainage to decrease as the wound gets smaller. Less drainage is one of...

Yellow tissue in wounds is usually called slough or maybe fibrin. It is necrotic tissue. If the wound is a very large or deep opening,...

Whether your procedure was elective like a tummy tuck or knee replacement or more unexpected like a c-section or fracture, most of us...

When you send a picture via social or through the helpdesk link you'll likely be asked what happened and what products you are using. You...

Swelling is a natural phenomenon after a procedure. It's a traumatic event and part of the body finding homeostasis again is to attempt...

No one expects to have a wound issue or they expect that their surgeon will be ready, willing, and able to help if needed. That becomes...

Infection can be a common delay in wound healing. There are many causes of infection but ultimately the wound will not close until the...

If you are already working a specialist, following all the recommendations for nutrition and activity, and are still having delayed...

If you have an open wound you may need debridement to help the body heal it faster. Debridement is the removal of any non-viable or dead...

When incisions go dark it is always a cause for concern. It can be a sign of ischemia or lack of blood flow. If ischemia is not addressed...