I am having a revision for a small "dog ear" on my hip. How long do I have to wait to submerge in water?

It is hard to tell from the photo you provided, but I would say that a few weeks of debridement and wound care and then maybe you can either have a secondary closure procedure or it will take time to heal secondarily which would be about 4-6 weeks by the size of the wound. 

I'd agree with the poster above, the alternative to the small vertical scar is raising the horizontal scar which is not aesthetic. If a patient does not have sufficient skin laxity to allow the surgeon to remove the old belly button scar (or commonly the navel piercing scar), then closing this...

I advise my patients that six months post tummy tuckthey are sufficiently healed to begin normal activities, including workoutroutines. Just take it slow as you work your way back into the pre-surgeryworkout groove. Contact your plastic surgeon for further guidance, as they knowyour particular...

Yes, there is a nonsurgical treatment for an umbilical contracture. Go find foam ear plugs at a local shooting range and lubricate one with some nNeosporin. Work it into your belly button and leave it there all day. You can remove it to shower. The gentle expansile pressure of the foam will...

Hello dear!! Thanks for the question and provided information as well. You are still early in the healing process, it can take up to six months to see your final results, so please be patient. At the stage you are in, inflammation, discomfort and irregularities are normal. If you have any...

My protocol for seromas are as follows  Allow at least 2 weeks of adequate drainage of the area  If the drainage is less than 20 cc in a twenty four hour period then remove one drain (I usually have 2)  If there is a persistent seroma after the last drain is removed, consider...