Lip over Incision 5 Weeks Post Mini TT -Seroma Removed 2x. Is the Swelling and Lip Ever Going to Resolve? (photo)

Mini TT w/lipo in the flanks 5 wks ago. Drain removed 1-wk post op, seroma developed. PS aspirated the seroma on multiple occasions successfully. 3rd trip in, gave me a local , reopened incision, & removed 230 cc fluid. Grew back.More aspit, no fluid. Dr. reopened it, removed 150 cc fluid.2nd drain was removed 5 days ago& while the seroma improved,there is a "lip" over incision. Tried to aspir yesterday.Time frame abnormal? 5 weeks out. Will that lip go away? Nothing buttons! Is this normal?

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Seroma After Tummy Tuck - Will The Post Seroma Swelling Ever Go Away?

There are several questions within your main question, so I will approach them one at a time. First, will the seroma ever go away? The answer, of course, is yes. I am sure your plastic surgeon is as frustrated as you are. There are several mechanisms your plastic surgeon can employ to make this recurrent seroma cavity shrink up and finally go away. Obviously his or her suggestions are the ones you should follow, but if you were my patient, I would first try to... more

Not unusual after seroma

Unfortunately this is not an abnormal complication and should resolve over 3-6 months. Massage in this area will be very beneficial when your doctor allows it. The swelling above the incision will go down over time but with the seroma the clock starts all over again so just be patient and follow up with your doctor. Good luck, Dr. Schuster in Boca Raton.

Seroma after Mini Tummy Tuck

This is an unfortunate complication that can happen with any form of tummy tuck. I think you are doing all the right things and I recommend that you continue to wear your binder snug. You should see resolution of the lip and swelling over 3 months. I wish you a safe and healthy recovery.

Postoperative seromas and now a "lip" of skin.

Persistent seromas can be a nagging complication as you have no-doubt realized. Unfortunately, they can also lead to stretching of the skin in a situation where contraction is the goal. At 5 weeks, it is too early to count out skin contraction. The lip of skin may improve over the next few months. Regardless, no revision would be advised until at least 3 months and more preferrably 6 months. With recurrent seromas, the late issue becomes a seroma capsule which may need to be excised. more

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Lip over Incision 5 Weeks Post Mini TT -Seroma

When seromas occur they can be troublesome, and your casehistory demonstrates. Assuming there is no more seroma, what you are looking at is a predictable amount of swelling, consequent to the recurrent seromas. Should you get more fluid accumulations, you and your surgeon should consider sclerosis, a procedure in which a substance is injected to encourage the edges of the fluid cavity to stick to each other and thus stop secreting serum . Various agents can be used, including... more

Lip over Incision 5 Weeks Post Mini TT -Seroma Removed 2x. Is the Swelling and Lip Ever Going to Resolve?

Sorry for the complication. Best to have a revision in 6 months. This allows full healing and maturation of the scar.

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BAbooty 15 May 2013

I have exactly the same problem. It is so sad. I'm even fatter than before and with this ugly lip. I really hope this isn't my result. Did you go back? What did your p.s say?

NamyLovely 5 Aug 2012

Im so sorry to hear ur result. My stomach didn't get any better after a year of operation. :( then I decided to go back and did fully tummy tuck and yes now I'm very sattisfied. I understand how's ur dissapointed felling after spent all the $$ and hoping get ur body back as the dr promised. Just wait and see but if over than 6 months and nothing change then probably that's the result. Anyway this is my up to date profile http://www.realself.com/review/irvine-mini-tummy-tuck-flat-tummy-after-mini-tt-body-jet-water-lipo.
Hope u will get the better....

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