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hard swollen tummy after

By natunee on 09 Aug 2011

I had a full tummy tuck on July 8/11.  Things went great according to my ps.  I am just concerned about my belly now.  Above my incision and below my belly button my belly is rock hard and swollen. More on my right side, looks like a ball under the skin.   I was told that it will go away but I cannot put pants on or nothing because it is so big.  Any thoughts from anyone who might know why or what to do?

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Kimmers25 (Community Manager) 10 Aug 2011

Here is a link where you will find information from our doctors on the site on lumps after a tummy tuck,  

And one more that may be helpful.

On a side note I had the same thing for a while and found massage helped that area.  

 

Ndngirl 11 Aug 2011
Awh sorry to hear ur discomforts. I know we have all gone into this thinking we gonna go in & come out flat & ready to bounce back into the world. But the healing time gives us ups & downs & deforms us until we are healed. Keep up with ur ps on this & I see kimmers provided useful info too. Hang in there - it gets worse before better - that's just healing. Your tummy will look beautiful in no time.
nervousTT 12 Aug 2011
My TT was the same day as yours and I have the same exact thing and everybody says is normal and will go away, so I'm just hopping so. Hang in there, we will be beautifull when all this pass.
Bonitacara1082 19 Aug 2011
I am having the very same issue. I called the Dr.s office today because it literally looks and feels like I swallowed a volleyball. It's hard to the touch. Painful? I wouldn't say PAINFUL... it makes it more difficult to sit down and it feels like more pressure in the area when walking. I can't wear pants either. I see the Dr in the morning and hopefully have good news to report back to you.
Bonitacara1082 20 Aug 2011
I went to the Dr and it was a seroma (in my case) Which apparently is more common in patients who have a TT after significant weight loss, not just routine TT. My Dr chose to drain it and then inject with sclerosing agents (which apparently isnt FDA approved) and I would NEVER have done again. Draining, yes, most definately, the sclerosing agent injections... heck no, never again!

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