After 2 months of having my tummy tuck done my stitch spit up and made a whole, it Keep draining and 3 days ago I finally got to see the doctor and he put an Acid inside the little whole and It has been draining a mucus of color yellow, I am very scared but I don’t have fever, the area is not hot either, he says that he will stitch me back in two weeks if it doesn’t close, but if he put that acid inside what is for? I know I should ask him, he just told me it was gonna burnt and it did.
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Thank you for your question. When performing a tummy tuck the dissection is performed from the incision on the lower abdomen up to the xiphoid process. There is minimal, if any dissection below the incision. When you suture the areas together there will be a pull on the mons upward due to...
Hi thank you for your question. They are not normally associated. It is unlikely your tummy tuck contributed to the development of a hernia in the inguinal region.
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Stretch marks occur during periods of rapid growth, which stretches the skin, AND a hormonal change. While the skin is pulled tight with a tummy tuck, there isn't usually any hormonal change that is occurring and thus NEW stretch marks will not occur.
