Will the Scar Post-Op Excision of Scar Tissue Around Umbilical Hernia, Will this Heal Normally? (photo) Doctor Answers, Tips
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Will the Scar Post-Op Excision of Scar Tissue Around Umbilical Hernia, Will this Heal Normally? (photo)

My surgeon discovered a small umbilical hernia while I was receiving other cosmetic surgery. She decided to do the hernia repair, and I told her I disliked the naval piercing scar above my navel. She decided to do an elliptical excision of the scar tissue. This is the results. I am only 3 weeks post op, but the scar looks worse than what I had before thus far. There is bulging around the sutures and excess skin at the ends that appear folded over. Is this going to flatten out and heal normally??

Asked by Kara1212 in Pittsburgh, PA

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