Is it ok to clean your navel with saline water and put antibiotic ointment on it 5 days after a tummy tuck?

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Geuris Cruz Quiroz, MD · Answer

Thank you so much for share with us your concern. It's ok to clean your belly bottoms with saline and antibiotic ointment at 5 days after surgery. However, you should contact your Board Certified Plastic Surgeon for any doubt that you have after surgery, he should have given you instructions after surgery that should strictly follow. 
Best of luck!
Dr. Quiroz

Camille Cash, MD · Answer

It is best for you to follow up with your surgeon for post operative instructions.  He/She is most familiar with the details of your surgery and how you've been progressing through recovery.

Sacha Obaid, MD · Answer

Thank you for your question! It is very important to follow the instructions given by your plastic surgeon. I recommend discussing care of incisions with him/her. Best of luck!

Kenneth Hughes, MD · Answer

I recommend that my patient keep all incisions dry, but your PS may have a different post-operative protocol.  Follow the guidelines you were given.Kenneth Hughes, MD, ABPS Board Certified Plastic SurgeonLos Angeles, CA

Kristin A. Boehm, MD · Answer

In most instances if your belly is uncovered it would be permissible to gently clean the site with a q tip dipped in saline or peroxide and then apply ointment.  However you should check with your surgeon regarding his or her specific post op instructions.

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Is it ok to clean your navel with saline water and put antibiotic ointment on it 5 days after a tummy tuck?

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Answer: Is it ok to clean your navel with saline water and put antibiotic ointment on it 5 days after a tummy tuck?

Answer: Is it ok to clean your navel with saline water and put antibiotic ointment on it 5 days after a tummy tuck?

Answer: Caring fo rthe Belly Button

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