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3 weeks post op Tummy Tuck, I am having a terrible itch and few red bumps below the incision and in my pubic. Is this normal?

IndiaUzSep 18, 2014

I have a tummy tuck done three weeks ago and I am having a terrible itch and few red bumps below the incision and in my pubic area. Is that normal and what should I do?

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