Your doctor needs to examine you and give a good explanation-otherwise a second opinion may be necessary. If in fact you have a significant protrusion around your belly button there are many possible causes. A hernia is a possibility but I would have expected that a hernia would have been discovered during... more
Post tummy tuck swelling - How long should it last?
It has been over 6 months after my tummy tuck and I am still very swollen, especially around my belly button area. Sticks way out when this happens. I asked my plastic surgeon if I could have a hernia, and she said no it is swelling.
I haven't read that anyone has swelling like this after so many months. Can someone please help? Thanks.
3 answers to “Post tummy tuck swelling - How long...”
A: Chronic swelling after Tummy Tuck
Hi, It is still early, but you should not be seeing localized swelling around any one particular area. Without a picture or exam, it's impossible to say the cause, however, a hernia is not out of the question, nor is seroma, fatty deposition, or inadequate plication. Or it could be completely normal, and... more
A: Proper surgical contouring of the abdominal wall
While it's not unusual to still experience some swelling six months after an adominoplasty, chronic or long-term focal swelling or exaggerated protuberance of the umbilicus should introduce questions to your surgeon as to possible causes. Patients can expect that while much of the swelling associated with... more
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1 Oct 2008
I had a tummy tuck May of 2007 & within 2 months I developed a swollen area. It grew & got harder. It was uncomfortale, specailly aafter I sat of long periods. It stuck out. Everytime I asked my surgeon about it, he said it was normal swelling. My GYN found it odd & ordered an MRI (10 months later) & it turned out to be a 10 inch long, 8 inches wide & 4 inches deep, seroma. I had a second tuck & a seroma removal July 2008. Herein I write 2 months late & I look & fell great, there is very little swelling left. Tenderness around the scar but no big deal.Listen to your body, if this swelling continues & your surgeon ignores it as mine did & blames it on the normal swelling. Get a second opinion. Good luck!
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29 Jul 2009
Hello..I'm almost @my 6 wk post op,yet I know that it's a norm to have swelling,I didn't at first.I have just noticed a big difference around my belly button area..and it's very tender..at times I look pregant,especially after I eat.I have been watching what I eat and even been back to working out.So..I know it's not weight gain,not in 6 wks.I made a appt.today to see my surgeon,after reading about seroma I'm concerned.She did try to see if I had any fluid a few wks ago,but nothing came out.I am determined to get to the bottom of this today.That's way to much $ to have a swollen belly.