Had a panniculectomy almost 5 months ago now, my stomach & upper thighs are still numb & my Vagina is swollen on one side I mean HUGE no pain ( from what I can tell it is also numb ) but, it looks terrible. Is this normal will the swelling go away? My thighs and stomach are still numb from my new belly button down to my upper thighs, is this normal?
I had a panniculectomy done by a general surgeon. They only removed about 2 inches of loose skin from previous pregnancies. I am bruised from my belly button to midway down my thighs. My belly is so swollen below the belly button it protrudes out as if I am pregnant. It is hard like a rock. He says its a hematoma and will eventually reabsorb into my body. It has now been two weeks and it is not getting any better whatsover. Is this normal? Will I ever have a flat stomach?
My surgeon originally said I needed an fdl which ins approved. Then he later changed his mind and said it was too large of a surgery and he would only do a panniculectomy. My incision is lopsided. My surgeon says the large swelling on the left is probably a seroma, His exact words were I don't care. My incision is also on my leg on the right side, its hard to lift my leg and wear underwear. I had a massive selling that was painful in my groin that has subsided but now the left side is larger.
4.5 weeks ago I had a panni (only thing insurance would cover). The doctor did muscle repair, went above belly button, and made me a belly button so I guess in essence it was a tummy tuck w/o lipo. I'll need addition things done I've lost 165 lbs with loose skin. She will fix dog ears and pucker. Does bulge over the incision seem like swelling? It looked a lot better up until a week ago and was less bulge on the sides. I don't want to have to do this again for better results.
Hello, I went in 11 days ago and had a mastectomy, panniculectomy, belt lipectomy, brachioplasty, and repair on my abdomen muscles. Pain is fine, back to work after 9 days! I have some extreme swelling and weight gain. I went into surgery at 175, 10lbs of skin removed, I now weigh 184 11 days after. Also, none of my jeans or pants even allow me to move the zipper up, let alone button them. Is it normal to have such swelling (and weight gain) in an area that did not have any surgical work done?