5wks Post Op After Tummy Tuck Hernia Repair. is It Normal to Have a Lump Under my Boobs Middle Upper Stomach? Doctor Answers, Tips
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5wks Post Op After Tummy Tuck Hernia Repair. is It Normal to Have a Lump Under my Boobs Middle Upper Stomach?

I have had this bulge lump since day after surgery. I still have pain and cannot walk straight. Is this normal? Could I have damaged my stitches inside? Can I Tear an Internal Stitch From yelling?

1 Doctor Answer | Asked by Viktoria2
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"Lump" after Tummy Tuck?

No, it is not necessarily “normal” to have upper abdominal wall swelling after tummy tuck surgery. Pain and inability to walk completely upright however may be within the normal bell curve of recovery. I would suggest that you be seen by your plastic surgeon for evaluation of the “lump”. This in person examination will be the most accurate way of diagnosing and determining a treatment plan. The differential diagnosis for this “lump” may be... more

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