I have a 2'' x 3'' area at the lowest spot of my incision from my tummy tuck turning black and in the line of the incision about 6'' of it is also all black. It does not look like scabbing and seems to be spreading. Syrgon says its normal but im thinking its not. My tummy is really hard on either side of the incision about 2-3'' and i have alot of drainage coming from a small hole that did not close right by my pubic area. Does this sound like normal healing process?
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August 15, 2014
Answer: If All Around my Lower Incision is Turning Black and Oozy is That Normal?
You are now about 10 weeks from surgery, so activities may have have returned to normal, but healing and scar maturation have months to go before completion. It also takes 6-12 months for sensory nerves to maximally regenerate, and for lymphatic vessels to heal, regrow, and swelling to...
At 6 weeks after an abdominoplasty, it is not unusual to have some swelling, especially around the belly button. The textbook answer would be to wait 6 months to see if the swelling will go down. It is my personal feeling that around 3 months is plenty, so give it 6 more weeks, and...
The muscles that are addressed when the plastic surgeon tightens the abdominal wall are the rectus abdominis muscles which reach from the chest to the pelvis. They are two parallel muscles that are not actually joined, but run close to each other in the normal situation.
Often, after...
