What could've happened? 5 months post-op TT. (Photos)

Thank you for your pictures and questions. I am going to assume that at some point, you had an open wound in the area of your umbilicus. During the healing of this wound, the body develops granulation tissue as the wound fills. Sometimes this tissue can grow too much and can even develop a granuloma. Silver nitrate can help to push this tissue back to allow it to heal. If this does not work, you may need a small procedure to excise this area and close it back. Discuss options with your plastic surgeon.Best of luck!

You appear to have developed a granuloma.  This could have been caused by your reaction to some of the dissolving sutures that are placed deep within that area.  Silver nitrate is first line treatment.  If this does not work, then excision of the granuloma may be necessary.

Thanks for the great question. You have something called granulation tissue. This can form for a number of reasons, but usually occurs in wounds which take some time to heal. Typically the granulation tissue will heal after treatment with silver nitrate. It may take a few treatments however for it to resolve complete. Best of luck!~Dr. Sieber