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Ice or Heat on Area Where Seroma Was Drained?

asked 1 year ago by keepthefaith in Arlington TX
Latest answer by Richard H. Tholen, MD, FACS
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Tags: female, comparison, drainage, heat, ice, puffiness, red, seroma, stitches

3&1/2 Wks After Tummy Tuck. I had a area under my stitches that was red and puffy about a week ago took antibiotics and was the same. No infection there was a pocket of blood or seroma under the stitches. This was drained today. Is it good to use ice or heat on that area? It is alittle sore.

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Use neither ice nor heat on seroma site.

Even though you did not have any apparent response from antibiotic therapy, seromas do not cause anything other than a bulge (NO redness), so your description of "red and puffy" is a bit troublesome to me. Aspirating a seroma is one thing, and a pink or red scar (not yet mature, that takes 6-8 months or more) is not unusual, but "red and puffy" makes me a little concerned. However, you had your seroma aspirated, presumably by your surgeon, so he or she got a good look... more
Richard H. Tholen, MD, FACS

Minneapolis Plastic Surgeon

www.mpsmn.com

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