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15 Days Post TT. Still Swollen and Have a Bulge Above my Belly Button. Is It Normal?

asked 1 year ago by Eviesh72 in Austin, Tx
Latest answer by Tom J. Pousti, MD
Question viewed 1,430 times
Tags: belly button, bulging, normal, swelling

i am 15 days post TT and muscle repair. I had a huge diastasis. I know i'm still swollen, I noticed i'm more swollen in the area above my belly button. is this normal? i'm freaking out and i'm afraid i'm going to stay like that. it looks similar (a little smaller) than when i had my diastasis prior to TT. I've asked my PS and he dismissed my concerns saying that its swelling and that i will be very happy with my curves. but i'm concerned. i wear my garment 24/7 shouldn't swelling be decreasing?

12 answers to 15 Days Post TT. Still Swollen and Have a Bulge Above my Belly Button. Is It Normal?

Tummy Tuck Swelling

It is early in your recovery period. Your contour will improve over the next month or two. Continue to follow our surgeon's directions. Good Luck. Dr. ES

Earl Stephenson Jr., MD, DDS
Atlanta Plastic Surgeon

Worried about Swelling

Do not fret! I doubt that your surgeon would "dismiss your concerns", he was probably just very aware of the work that he had done and what your results would be. Swelling can go on for months following a Tummy Tuck. Just continue to be compliant and wear your garment and I am certain you will love your end results. Board Certified Plastic Surgeons really know what they are doing. Best of Luck!

Miguel Delgado, Jr., MD
San Francisco Plastic Surgeon

www.dr-delgado.com

Swelling After Tummy Tuck?

Thank you for the question. Some swelling after tummy tuck surgery is to be expected and may continue for several months after surgery. It may take up to a year to see the final results of surgery. Localized swelling (for example the “bulge” above the belly button) may be a seroma or hematoma. These fluid accumulations are complications associated with tummy tuck surgery that may present as “swelling”; these complications should be... more

Tom J. Pousti, MD
San Diego Plastic Surgeon

www.poustiplasticsurgery.com

Swelling after tummy tuck

It has been only 15 days from your surgery. It takes about 2-3 months for your swelling to decrease and to see your final contour. I would not worry too much about your swelling and trust your plastic surgeon. Share your concerns with him. Also, wear the prescribed garment and limit your activities to decrease the swelling. Good luck to you.

Sugene Kim, MD
Houston Plastic Surgeon

2 weeks out from tummy tuck and swollen

Rest assured this is very normal. I see swelling to some degree in my patients ( particularly those who have liposuction of their abdomen as well) for 3 or 4 months. It is very early, not to worry!

Jeffrey Kenkel, MD
Dallas Plastic Surgeon

Swelling of periumbilical regions

If you are two weeks post-operative after a tummy tuck, you more than likely have normal swelling of the tissues around the umbilicus that you are complaining about. If you feel a fluid shift or fluid under the umbilcus you should checek with your doctor.

Steven Wallach, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Belly button Selling

Fifteen days after a tummy tuck is TOO EARLY to evaulate the results. Give it at least 3 months but stay in close contact with your physciian. ,

Otto Joseph Placik, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon

Sonogram after tummy tuck will help diagnose swelling.

Hi. I don't know why you are swollen above your belly button, but you want to make sure right away that you don't have a hematoma or a seroma, because these conditions need to be treated promptly. A sonogram of your abdomen will diagnose a seroma or a hematoma. If you don't have either of these, then just wait. You will see your full result in a about three months. see video

George J. Beraka, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Time will tell

I have some patients with prolonged puffiness in the upper abdomen. This is usually swelling due to the liposuction I almost always do in that area. Once in a while I do have to remove fluid by using a small needle.

Victor Au, MD
Chapel Hill Plastic Surgeon

What can cause swelling in upper tummy 15 days after tummy tuck?

Common causes of postop swelling in the upper tummy include one or more of the following: fluid collection trapped under the skin flap (called a seroma) swelling in the tissues (edema) residual areas of fatty tissue as a result of 'gathering', bringing the muscles together without thinning some of the overlying fat residual bulge from not repairing the diastasis high enough or tearing out of the sutures in the repair because of nausea and vomiting a... more

Claudio DeLorenzi, MD
Toronto Plastic Surgeon

Swelling after a tummy tuck

At 15 days post op, it is still way too early to tell what the final result will look like. Continue the compression, follow your surgeon's instructions, and keep him/her in the loop regarding all of your concerns. Your surgeon wants you to have a great result and will do what he/she can to optimize your results. Hang in there.

Allan J. Parungao, MD
Oak Brook Plastic Surgeon

Upper abdominal swelling after tummytuck

You're still very early into the postoperative period. I would not worry about the swelling at all. One thing you can do is wrap an ace wrap around that part of your abdomen that still has a buldge. That can help resolve the localized swelling.