Is this right side pain 6 months after tummy tuck normal?

No, having pain at 6 months is not normal. You might have a small sensory nerve trapped in scar tissue. Your surgeon could try injecting it with a local anesthetic to see if that pain subsides. If it does, but then reoccurs, your surgeon can send you to a pain clinic for more treatment, or try oral medication like Neurontin.

Hello and thank you for posting. It does sound like nerve pain and this can be caused by swelling. It may be normal as it can take longer for some patients to get rid of swelling. I would recommend easing of the compression garments and massaging the with your hands or maybe even a massage machine on a very light setting as much as possible. Exercise and especially core exercise is essential to avoid muscle and lymphatic system atrophy do to too much compression!
I believe 6 moths is too much time with a faja or any sort of compression. I believe patients should ease off the faja after about 45-60 days and wear it less and less every day until they only wear it for specific and sporadic occasions. This allows the lymphatic system to do its job naturally and it avoids muscle atrophy.
Excessive compression, be it too tight or too often, may lead to discomfort and pain and muscle atrophy So the abdominal muscles may be repaired but they might eventually atrophy due to the compresión garment doing all the work. This may translate into a loose muscle repair and a pop belly.
Best of luck,
Dr. Miguel Mota

Thank you for your question. Sometimes you can develop some scar tissue in the area which can be painful. Most patients would need to have some additional liposuction in the mid section after the tummy tuck because we have to be careful on how much we remove at the same time as a tummy tuck. I would suggest following up with your Surgeon to be evaluated and discuss your options and most importantly just make sure everything is ok. Best of luck to you.