I had a drain tube removed a week ago after a tummy tuck. Its still draining which my surgeon said was normal. However, when i changed my bandages last night and again this morning, they had clotting blood on them. Is the wound trying to heal or should i follow back up with my doctor.
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Yes, you can have diastasis as an inherited problem, from pregnancy or any other enlargement within your abdomen and from surgery. It sounds as though you had a mild diastasis, always in the lower abdomen.If there was a visible change after your appendectomy, assuming you had a laparoscopic...
If the tissues are hard, they are still swollen. Swelling may not end at 6 months - it is the earliest it ends. It takes longer - much longer - in some people. Discuss your concerns with your plastic surgeon.
It depends on what aspects of the surgery. The muscle repair takes a good 6-8 weeks to have enough strength to do vigorous exercise. Also, I tell my patients no heavy lifting greater than 10 lbs until 6 weeks because I want the muscle tightening sutures to hold. The scar and the muscle t...