Almost 8 years ago I had a tummy tuck. Since the surgery my belly button opening has always been very small. Recently my belly button was infected. After doing research it seemed I had a yeast infection in my belly button. I cleaned it 2-4 a day with warm saline the infection is clearing up. But now my belly button is almost completely closed. For the past year I have lived in a third world country and am a little hesitant to go to a Dr here. Please help
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July 14, 2017
Answer: My belly button is almost completely closed after tummy tuck, is it ok if it stays closed? What should I do?
After tummy tuck with muscle repair, most of patients wake up reasonably comfortable - there is a reason for this - the use of intraoperative injection of local anesthetic into the surgical area and muscles being repaired.For most of my patients, I use Celebrex and Acetominophen (does...
I apologize for your current state, it is hard to evaluate early results but I doubt your results will be great, I would follow along with your PS and when completely healed and if unhappy would recommend second opinions, a few at least to beocme confident in your plan.
Fluid retention can become a problem after surgery. I always recommend limited plain water intake, but keep hydrated with fluids with balanced electrolytes such as Gatarade or just different juices. This will help limit fluid imbalance which may worsen seroma formation. Excessive water in intake...
