11.5 week post-op day,I,for the first time post op,carried about 6-10 lbs worth of groceries close to my chest,up stairs to my apartment.for the next 5 days,the muscle incision below belly button has stung,even when I'm resting.two days later i massaged stomach and heard a snap and slight movement.stomach looks the same though.I called PS,nurse says I should be fine carrying things at this point,and that pain is just scar tissue moving.Should I be worried about the muscle being damaged?
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I would try to get some resolution before your liposuction surgery, because if whatever is tried fails. an open operation may be required.
This looks big enough that your surgeon should be able to aspirate the fluid with a needle, or insert a drain.
The issue with a well established...
You have lots of issue and questions so bear with me for a full answer here:
First lets differentiate a diastasis recti from a hernia. Your rectus abdominus muscles are up and down muscles on either side of your belly button. They are covered by a thin but strong layer of tissue...
A seroma or fluid collection occurs often after tummy tuck. Quilting sutures at the time of surgery make it much less common. Treatment is to drain the fluid before it finds a way out (hole) or becomes infected or forms a bursa which requires surgery. I hope this helps.
