which actually made a puddle at my feet of very light pink colored fluid out of one drainage site at ten days post op TT day 11? No pain just shocked at the sudden rush of fluid. My abdomen actually feels less tight and swollen now.
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Thank you for your question. Recover after a tummy tuck in the first 1-2 weeks includes being in the sitting position. Fluid will accumulate and cause your tissue to swell in your super pubic region and hips. Your very early in your recovery from a Tummy Tuck. The...
Dear FNP,Thank you for the great photos. The area that you have shown is about what I would expect from the amount of necrosis that you have shown initially. It appears clean and with good healing tissue. I think you will be fine and the wound will heal well on its own. Your plastic surgeon...
Unfortunately it looks as though your belly button did not have enough blood flow after surgery, and the skin has died. This is not normal after a tummy tuck, but it is one of the known risks of the procedure. This will remain an open wound until the skin heals in from the edges. This could heal...