Could swelling after colonoscopy cause muscle repair damage? 7 months post-op. (Photos)

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I had a tt revision on April 25, 2017. On August 9, 2017 I had a routine colonoscopy in which the doctor perforated my colon and caused me to become septic. My abdomen became very swollen and hard. This lasted several weeks. My infection was removed with a drain. Now my abdomen is back to the way it was before tt revision. Could the swelling from the perforation cause my muscle repair to be reversed? The picture I'm posting show my abdomen with swelling after botched colonoscopy.

Larry C. Leverett, MD, FACS · Answer

Instilled CO2 during colonoscopy will not result in prolonged permanent abdominal swelling, ruining the abdominoplasty. If your perforation required abdominal exploration, it is possible that the muscle repair sutures were removed in order to permit quick entry for exploration and repair. More commonly, though, is that the persistent intraabdominal fullness is due either to intraabdominal weight gain or inadequate muscle plication (too few or dissolvable sutures).

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