I my tummy tuck done 8 months ago a notice that it’s starting to close and keloids there's also fluid coming from it is this normal? And how long she it take for it to heal?
Answer: Navel closing after tummy tuck I recommend you contact your surgeon's office to be examined in person as the sooner you start treating the keloids, the more effective the treatments will be.
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Answer: Navel closing after tummy tuck I recommend you contact your surgeon's office to be examined in person as the sooner you start treating the keloids, the more effective the treatments will be.
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Answer: Navel closing Dear mrsblk123,
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May 23, 2023
Answer: Navel Closure After Tummy Tuck Thank you for your question regarding your belly button or navel closing eight months after a tummy tuck, with the development of keloids and fluid discharge. The fluid discharge is not normal. This is probably due to an open wound or a fistula, an opening in the skin allowing fluid from an underlying structure to escape. It is probable that some of your permanent abdominal muscle sutures are protruding or have become infected. This needs to be more thoroughly explored, and revision surgery may need to be done to remove these offending sutures causing the fluid discharge. During the same surgery, I would suggest you have an umbilicoplasty or umbilical revision. It appears you have lost the umbilical stalk and are now left with a shallow belly button. This should be revised with a variety of belly button techniques used to create a new belly button. Please follow up with an experienced board-certified plastic surgeon.
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May 23, 2023
Answer: Navel Closure After Tummy Tuck Thank you for your question regarding your belly button or navel closing eight months after a tummy tuck, with the development of keloids and fluid discharge. The fluid discharge is not normal. This is probably due to an open wound or a fistula, an opening in the skin allowing fluid from an underlying structure to escape. It is probable that some of your permanent abdominal muscle sutures are protruding or have become infected. This needs to be more thoroughly explored, and revision surgery may need to be done to remove these offending sutures causing the fluid discharge. During the same surgery, I would suggest you have an umbilicoplasty or umbilical revision. It appears you have lost the umbilical stalk and are now left with a shallow belly button. This should be revised with a variety of belly button techniques used to create a new belly button. Please follow up with an experienced board-certified plastic surgeon.
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April 27, 2023
Answer: Umbilical area You need to keep this area open, perhaps with a Q tip, or a cyst may form with built up skin cells and debris. Please see your surgeon to discuss Kenalog injections for the scar and the small opening.
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April 27, 2023
Answer: Umbilical area You need to keep this area open, perhaps with a Q tip, or a cyst may form with built up skin cells and debris. Please see your surgeon to discuss Kenalog injections for the scar and the small opening.
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April 11, 2023
Answer: 8 months post op It is not typical for there to be fluid leakage at eight months post op. I encourage you to visit with your surgeon for an evaluation. If you are developing hypertrophic scars you can consider scar revision for improvement.
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April 11, 2023
Answer: 8 months post op It is not typical for there to be fluid leakage at eight months post op. I encourage you to visit with your surgeon for an evaluation. If you are developing hypertrophic scars you can consider scar revision for improvement.
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