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When Can I Expect Discharge to Stop After Tummy Tuck and Lipo?

asked 3 years ago by theomana in Miami, fl
Latest answer by Steven Wallach, MD
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I had a Tummy Tuck and body lipo on last February 12. I had a drainage for only 9 days. After the seventh day, my belly started to swell up and my belly button started discharging a light yellow liquid, there is no odor.

Around the hole of my belly button, the skin is turning white from the water discharge. When will it stop? What should I do ?

4 answers to When Can I Expect Discharge to Stop After Tummy Tuck and Lipo?

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Discharge after tummy tuck

This could be a foreign body reaction, such as a suture or old stitch that may need to be removed. You should not have drainage from your belly button area 5 months after surgery. Please return to your surgeon for follow up regarding this issue.
William Bruno, MD

Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon

www.williambrunomd.com

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Tummy tuck and drainage

If you are having drainage after a tummy tuck and the abdomen is swelling, you may have a seroma. Contact your doctor.
Steven Wallach, MD

Manhattan Plastic Surgeon
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Drainage after a tummy tuck and liposuction

Tummy tucks and liposuction are a powerful and effective combination to recontour the abdomen. It is common to use drains after a tummy tuck. The amount of fluid that comes out of drains depends on the individual patient. This can last anywhere from three days to up to 14 days. To help reduce the amount of drainage, a compression garment is extremely helpful. This garment can apply even pressure to the deep cavities and help prevent the reaccumulation of fluid. To learn more about... more
B. Pat Pazmino, MD

Miami Plastic Surgeon

www.miamiaesthetic.com

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See your surgeon

It is difficult to tell what is going on from your description. It is in your best interest to return to the doctor, so that they can perform and examination and provide you with a recommendation or diagnosis.
Otto Joseph Placik, MD

Chicago Plastic Surgeon

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