I'm curious how often this type of bruising and skin discoloration is still seen after five weeks post op. I had breast augmentation (healed normally), mini abdominoplasty, and liposuction of upper and lower abdomen on March 11, 2015. I had a small area of dehiscience of abdominal incision revised on 4/2/15, during revision approx 75cc of fluid removed. I am curious if there is anything I can do to minimize bruising/hyperpigmentation, or if I should be concerned something else is going on.
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It is always more difficult to examine an abdomen that has had prior operations. If you had gained weight it is dfficult to say if your abdomen is protuberant due to recurrent diastasis versus increased intraabdominal fat. Your PS is right that you would need to lose...
It is not uncommon to half some of your stretch marks remaining after tummy tuck, as the procedure doesn't get the higher up stretch marks on your abdomen, it just moves them lower. Often, the swelling will also make these stretch marks temporarily look worse, but this resolve. There...
In general, you should start seeing reduction in the mons swelling by about one week after surgery. Your mons swelling should be much better by one month after surgery. Final healing may take one year. A compression garment or panties may be helpful.
