Recovery Archives - Frank Agullo, MD

You Did Not Have Surgery With Me. That Is Fine: Aftercare for Patients Who Had Surgery Elsewhere

October 16, 2026 | Patient Safety, Plastic Surgery Recovery, Recovery

Most surgeons will not see another surgeon’s patient. I do. If you had your procedure in Florida, Mexico or anywhere else and you are back in El Paso with a drain, a splint, a swelling that keeps growing or a question nobody is answering, here is what my office can do, what it needs from you, when it is an ER problem instead, and how it is billed.

Protein After Surgery: How Much You Need to Heal, and When the Powder Earns Its Place

October 16, 2026 | Plastic Surgery Recovery, Recovery, Weight Loss

Recovering from surgery puts you in the small group of people who need more protein than a normal diet delivers. Here is the number I give my patients, why food should get you most of the way there, and the one case where a powder is the right call.

The Peptide Vial on My Exam Table: What I Told MDLinx, and What It Means Before Surgery

October 13, 2026 | Male Procedures, Patient Safety, Recovery

MDLinx asked me what happens when do-it-yourself peptide injections land patients in the clinic. In my practice they land on the exam table before a surgery, as nodules at old injection sites or, once, as an abscess with fevers and night sweats. Here is the vial-and-syringe check, the anonymized case, and the injection-site rule I give every patient.

The Moisturizer I Put Every Surgical Patient On: Skin Care During Weight Loss and Recovery

October 06, 2026 | Recovery, Semaglutide, Skin Care Regimen

Weight loss and surgical recovery strip moisture from the skin the same way, which is why every tummy tuck and breast augmentation patient in my practice goes home with a moisturizer. On the This Is My Journey podcast I explained what a cream can genuinely do during a GLP-1 loss, what it cannot, and the point where the operating room takes over.

How to Read Before-and-After Photos Before Your Consult: The Feed Test, the Wish Photo, and the Six-Month Settle

October 04, 2026 | Plastic Surgery Consultation, Recovery

Before-and-after photos are the best homework a patient can do, and the easiest to misread. Dr. Agullo on the feed test (daily consistency over three home runs), why a wish photo has to match your BMI and your age, the four things no photo can show, and the six-month settle that never makes the feed.

The Early Signs of Infection After Surgery Are the Boring Ones

July 14, 2026 | Recovery

The earliest signs of infection after surgery are quiet and easy to explain away. Dr. Frank Agullo on what to watch for and when to call.

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You Did Not Have Surgery With Me. That Is Fine: Aftercare for Patients Who Had Surgery Elsewhere

Protein After Surgery: How Much You Need to Heal, and When the Powder Earns Its Place

The Peptide Vial on My Exam Table: What I Told MDLinx, and What It Means Before Surgery

The Moisturizer I Put Every Surgical Patient On: Skin Care During Weight Loss and Recovery

How to Read Before-and-After Photos Before Your Consult: The Feed Test, the Wish Photo, and the Six-Month Settle

The Early Signs of Infection After Surgery Are the Boring Ones

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