My belly button is disgustingly infected. It's green and yellow inside, I have been putting peroxide and polysporin in it everyday, but should I be leaving the abdominal binder off to let it dry or breathe?
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July 5, 2014
Answer: Two weeks post op and my belly button is infected. Do I take the garment off to let it breathe?
Unfortunately,
you have not told us your weight but from your photograph, it is hard to
believe that you could lose another 125 lbs. I recommend a technique called Abdominoplasty
with Mesh Reinforcement.A large piece
of mesh is used to reinforce the lower abdominal wall, which results...
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