I Had Fat Necrosis After Abdominoplasty. What Can I Do To Speed Healing and Reduce Scarring? (photo)

Hello Parker,

Thank you for the question and the photo.  Your wound looks like its currently clean and healing.  It will take a month or so for the granulation tissue to build up and then for your skin to resurface.  As long as you do not smoke and take good care of yourself time will be the biggest component of your healing.

All the best,

Dr. Remus Repta

An area of marginal necrosis in the middle is not uncommon. This is the area that is the furthest away from the blood supply and under the most tension. These areas generally take about 4 - 6 weeks to fully heal. Many times the scar will look just fine and other times you may require a relatively simple scar revision. If it is a large area such as yours a revision may be more complicated.  The wound appears to be granulating which means it is beginning to heal. Treatment with antibiotics is only needed if you show signs of an invasive infection.  Simple wound care is all that is required at this time.