Your surgeon needs to follow this.

John Philip Di Saia, MD answers: Belly button discharge after tummy tuck

I had a Tummy Tuck done on 10/28. My belly button has been seeping discharge and has an odor. I have been cleaning it with peroxide, but it has not helped. There also seems to be a small hole just inside as well. What should I do? When will it heal?


John P. Di Saia, MD
12 months ago
By John P. Di Saia, MD - Orange County Plastic Surgeon

Hello,

 

This might just be something small or it could be a suture problem. Your surgeon should be seeing you through this to be certain the problem resolves. It might take a few months to sort out.

 

Best Regards,

 

JPD

 

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It is most likely a foreign body causing the infection. Usually it is a suture that might need removal. Check with your surgeon again for possible removal.

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