Why Isn't my Incision Healing? 4 Weeks Post TT/Muscle Repair. (photo)

I'm 4 wks po a TT with muscle repair. At 15 days po, after taking the paper take off to shower, it smelt horrible and was yellow discharge. Went to my ps and he said to put non stick gauze for a wk and clean with hy-peroxide and polysporn. did that for a wk and it looked nice, started taping on monday and by wednesday evening...same thing. took off the tape horrible smell and fluid poured out. It is red/raw about 3 "long in the middle of tummy. Isthis norm for 4 wk po? to be weeping still

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4 Doctor Answers | Asked by angelmom in Edmonton, AB

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Fluid leakage for weeks after tummy tuck.

Thanks for your questions and for the photograph. First and foremost may I wish you a speedy and full recovery. From what I can see the tissues appear to be alive and healthy. The area right above the pubis is furthest away from its normal blood supply in tummy tuck and sometimes this area can have develop dead tissue. But this does not seem to be the case. I see one of two possibilities and will divide them in two superficial and deep... more

Why Isn't my Incision Healing? 4 Weeks Post TT/Muscle Repair.

Have you seen your surgeon? This is a very common occurrence as the previous expert osters stated. Local wound care is needed.

Superficial Separation along Tummy Tuck Incision?

Thank you for the question and picture. What you are experiencing is quite common at this stage in your recovery. The very superficial separation tends to occur exactly where it is occurring in your case. These superficial separations tend to be self limiting and resolve within weeks. However, continue to follow-up with your plastic surgeon who is in the best position to rule out more serious complications and/or advise treatment. Best wishes.

Not healing after surgery! (photo)

You are experiencing the result of a fantastic innovation of organic chemistry, the development of "absorbable" sutures. Although for the most part they do indeed resorb, your body sometimes extrudes all or part of these sutures for weeks after the procedure, in small abscesses that develop as your white blood cells mobilize in the area of the stitches to digest them. Surgeons prefer absorbable sutures for "plastic" closures, because they allow us to place all... more