Complications with medial thigh lift, how can I make these incisions heal quicker? (photos) 12 days post op.

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5/4 had a medial thigh lift where it has left me now w/2 open incisions in the upper thigh/groin area. doc said to put saline soaked gauze into one of the open holes.How long does this take to heal? noticed the other leg now has a little hole too.I’m becoming very discouraged & depressed. I am on 2 antibiotics, bractrim & cipro 2xday. They say this is normal. what can I do make them heal quicker and avoid it getting any bigger?? Is it really that common?Should I seek help elsewhere?

Gerald Minniti, MD, FACS · Answer

Hello,Why are there staples in the wound? Why is there fibrinous exudate? It looks like you're either on your own or your surgeon doesn't care to help you with optimizing your wound healing. Get into his office ASAP and get your wound cleaned and cared for. Best of luck!

Tim Sayed, MD, MBA, FACS · Answer

Your surgeon may suggest other wound healing products/devices to accelerate the process. This kind of breakdown can occur if there is blood supply compromise to the healing incisions, if infection occurred, if patients smoke or have diabetes/other wound healing risk factors, etc. The wound VAC is a device that can accelerate healing in this kind of situation, but it may have significant out of pocket costs. Speak to your surgeon and if you are not happy with the progress, consider getting another opinion from a surgeon at a wound care center.

Edward J. Domanskis, MD (in memoriam) · Answer

Unfortunately, this doe occur. You may want to ask your plastic surgeon to refer you to a wound care clinic though it probably won't =increase the spead of it closing. That just takes time and sometimes a lot. Have you had a culture takemn? Dr. Ed Domanskis

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