Hello there, thank you for your time. I am a little concerned I might of done something as the middle of my stomach above my incision under my belly button has become super swollen and painful, it's also kind of squishy. I choked on some food and ended up coughing very violently for about 20 seconds or so 3 days ago and have not been feeling well ever since. I'll post some pictures so you can see. Its difficult to try and take a picture of the swelling of course.
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The Formal Tummy Tuck address each of the layers of the belly wall and its structures.1) Skin: excessive skin is removed and tightened2) Fat: excessive fat is either surgically removed or liposuctioned.3) Muscles: central rectus muscle weakness is repaired / tightened, oblique muscle can be...
The simple treatment would be to percutaneously aspirate it, and hope it does not come back. If it recurs, then operative treatment with excision of the seroma bursa and drainage with JP tubes like you had with your tummy tuck. Good luck and thanks for sharing.
I would not worry too much about some skin impressions from your garment. Even normal clothing can leave some harmless skin impressions. The swelling and edema from your surgery will exacerbate the appearance of these impressions. I instruct my patients to wear the garment so that it...
