Belly button not healing well after tummy tuck. What is going on here and why did this happen??

January 26, 2016
Asked By:hds722 in Texas, TX

I started packing my belly button at 2 weeks post op. Will be 7 weeks tomorrow. At my last appointment (6 week PO) I was packing it with maybe 2 cm gauze, now all of a sudden it seems to be much deeper-approx 4-5 cm. last week the nurse told me I could quit packing it at the end of the week. The wound care nurse in me, knows you can't leave an open area and let the outer opening close (which is now open maybe 0.5 cm-just enough to pack it).

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