Is it normal to have crusted dried up black red blood inside navel 9 days post op? It's making me really nervous!

Hello, and thank you for your question. I am so sorry to hear about the problem you are having with your incision, but the best recommendation I can offer is to see your surgeon immediately for evaluation of the area to make sure that there is no infection or if there is to take care of it right...

Based upon the photographs, it certainly looks like the muscle repair is completely intact. I might add I think you had a very good outcome as a result of the surgery. I think if there was truly a muscle tear, you would see a bulge in the abdominal tissue. I do think muscle spasm can cause...

Thanks for your inquiry.  The muscle repair won’t necessarily make the muscle stronger, it may help with the core strength somewhat, but it won’t effect the strength of the muscle itself.  I will say that most often than not the muscle is repaired during a tummy tuck surgery.  I would recomm...

Best Scar Management is important to minimize or completely hide from view, the telltale signs of your surgery—namely, scars. Both you and your surgeon want you to have the most minimal scarring possible. There are many possible causes for scars that are enlarged or not healing well. Unsightly s...

Your surgeon is probably right. The reason that you have a vertical crease is because the skin is very tight in the vertical vector but is still loose in the horizontal vector. The good news is that the vertical tightness will only lessen with time and the crease will continue to improve as it...

As long as the skin of the Mons pubis is intact and you avoid the healing area of the spitting stitch, in my opinion, there is no reason that you could not have a wax at this time. Congratulations on your surgery.