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I Have Had a T-tuck 2 Years Ago & I Still Have Swelling Above my Scar. Is This Normal?
My stomach is hard as a rock & when I try to exercise my back is in excruciating pain. Do you have any idea what may be the cause of this?
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Deva2008
in Bahamas
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Persistent swelling two years after a tummy tuck
A tummy tuck is a safe and effective procedure to contour the abdomen, create a tight waist, and remove extra skin, fat, and stretch marks.
Patients who undergo a tummy tuck should anticipate a significant recovery process. This can consist of swelling, some bruising, and discomfort. This process will vary in patients but should be completed by your stage. It is not common for a patient to have significant firmness and the amount of swelling that you described two years after their...
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Two years after tummy tuck
By two years after surgery you should be all healed. If you feel alot of firmness and numbness, you should review this with your surgeon.
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Fullbness and firmness above tummy tuck scar 2 years later
This is unusual and you should disuss with your surgeon, Most likley it is some fibrosis or fat necrosis.
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Swelling 2 years after a tummy tuck? ......Not likely.
Swelling is probably about 90% gone by the end of the first 3 months. It is not likely that the fullness you are referring to is swelling. If it is soft it is most likely residual fat. If it is hard it is most likely scar tissue. The scar tissue can be from an old seroma (fluid collection), hematoma (blood collection) or reaction to sutures. The best thing to do is be evaluated by your surgeon. Each of these problems can be corrected with a fairly minor surgery if needed.
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Post-abdominoplasty problems
"Swelling" above the scar may be fat. Firmness could be scar or foreign body reaction to sutures, and back pain when exercising could be arthritis, a disc problem, pain radiating from a nerve injured or repositioned by the tummy tuck, or another problem. You should see the doctor who performed the surgery about these problems.
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Persistent swelling and discomfort after 2 years
It is difficult to address what may be going on based on the information you provided. But that is not a normal course after tummy tuck. Please seek medical attention to evaluate your abdomen.
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Tummy tuck
It is difficult to say, but you have had a seroma (a collection of fluid) which never resolved. If this is the case, it needs to be removed surgically.
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