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Pseudo-bursa? Procedure & Recovery. 8 Months Out From TT? (photo)
8 months out from a Tummy Tuck with about 12 needle aspirations for persistent seromas. Very uncomfortable scar tissue and my belly is distended 8"...
3 doctor answers | 3 community comments
Waterbed Effect Still Present After Doc Tried to Aspirate Abdomen and Came out Dry. Should I Worry?
I am almost four weeks post op now from tummy tuck.i had to see my PS partner beings my doc was out of town for the week. the doctor aspirated one...
12 doctor answers
Can the Aspiration of Seroma Done by a General Doctor?
I had TT out of country. My drain was removed on 9th day when it still had an out put of 50cc/24hrs. After a week, Now I can feel the waves of fluid....
6 doctor answers | 1 community comment
Reoccurring Seroma?
I am 49 years old and had a tummy tuck, lipo and hernia repair done on March 1, 2012. I almost immediately developed a seroma and after many months of...
4 doctor answers | 1 community comment
How Often Should I Have my Seroma Aspirated? Every Few Days or on my Weekly Scheduled Appointment?
I had tummy tuck with lipo to flanks and inner thigh areas and breast augmentation. Seroma was aspirated on 2/18/13. I am noticing similar wave motion...
5 doctor answers
How Long is Too Long to Wait Seroma Aspiration?
I am 3 weeks post op of a mini abdominoplasty with liposuction I had a drain in for 2 weeks and it was pulled after putting out 30 ml a day for 2 days...
4 doctor answers
Seroma After Full Tummy Tuck W/ Muscle Repair - No Aspiration?
After my TT, I kept one drain in for a few days.The other drain stayed in until 12 days past surgery, at which time it was producing around 28 ml/ day...
2 doctor answers
TT Incision Opening? (photo)
I had a TT & Lipo on 11/2 , drain removed 11/12, seroma aspirated 50cc on 11/16 and my incision opened on 11/15. PS said keep it clean and place...
6 doctor answers
SEROMA Continues to Persist?
I had tummy tuck with flank lipo. I developed a seroma 2 weeks PO. PS aspirated 20cc, 18cc, then 15cc (all in consecutive days). Last aspiration was...
5 doctor answers | 3 community comments
Already Had Seroma Removed After TT, Lipo and Hernia Repair?
I am 49 years old and had a tummy tuck, lipo and hernia repair done on March 1, 2012. I almost immediately developed a seroma and after many months of...
2 doctor answers
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