Hi, I am currently 8 weeks post op from a full tummy tuck with muscle repair. I have been healing wonderfully. Yesterday a small pimple like bump that was white in color formed on my scar. After about a day it just popped on its own and a small amount of white puss I guess came out. It looks superficial. I didn't see a stitch or anything with it to make me think it was a popping stitch. It looks ok now just a little red. What was this and should I be concerned or go see my doctor?
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It certainly is normal to have some pain and tight feeling 3 weeks after a Tummy Tuck. However pain associated with a feeling of pressure could be a sign of Seroma, a build up of fluid underneath the skin. Less common would be a hematoma, a collection of blood under the skin caused by bleeding...
I am truly sorry for your predicament and cannot justify nor explain why t took o long to diagnose and treat yor Seroma. A Seroma is very easy to recognize and a well-trained Plastc surgeon should be Abe to diagnose it in seconds; when pushed on and released there is a lava amp like...
Based upon the photos the revision is very detailed and should have a fee. It is a wonder why your original PS has not addressed this with you? Was he/she a boarded PS? Sorry for your umbilical issues. Most likely due to the operative plan of the first surgeon.