What does it mean when you get a capsule after the tummy tuck?

Hello,Thank you for your question. Though it is unusual, if a seroma/fluid pocket, persists long enough it may form a capsule around it and require removal. More often, drainage and consistent compression enable a seroma to resolve shortly after developing.All the best 

The normal is NOT to develop seroma, so there is not such thing of developing a capsule after a Tummy Tuck, because the entire skin flap gets re-attached to the abdominal wall with fibrosis, no capsule.Be encouraged.Dr. Cardenas

Thank you for sharing your question.  If a seroma persists for a long enough period of time, it can form a surrounding capsule of scar tissue that requires a revision surgery to remove. I would speak with your surgeon to get the best advice for your specific situation.