Dried blood under tape. Is this normal? (Photo)

Hi & thank you for your question.It is common to have dried blood or leakage on the bandages. If this concerns you or become excessive I suggest you contact your surgeon . Best of luck!

Your breasts appear to be healing very well one week after breast lift.  The dried blood is very normal.  Good luck!

Thanks for your question. Yes, this looks perfectly normal. Your early shape looks great! There is often a little bit of bleeding that occurs at the incision site after the tapes are applied to the incision, and it will form a scab under the strips. This should be no problem. Follow up with your surgeon. Best wishes.

Yes, it is completely normal. Nothing to worry about. You are still in the infancy of your recovery. Best, Dr. Nazarian

Congratulations on your recent surgery.It is common to have dried blood under the tape.It seems like you have having a normal healing.Please follow up with your plastic surgeon.

It is pretty common to have some dried blood on the steri-strips. Best to leave it alone until you see you surgeon.

Hello and thank you for your question.  It is common to have drainage from incisions, particularly in the first few days after surgery.  Not to worry!  If the drainage continues or gets worse, you should contact your surgeon about it.  Best of luck.

Any incision from recent surgery has the potential to have some drainage or bleeding in the immediate post-operative period.  A small amount of bleeding under dressings or tapes is very common.  Best wishes.

Dried blood under the dressings is normal after surgery. If the blood continues with out stooping or starts again after stopping and is bright red blood you should contact your surgeon.Good luck!

It is not unusual to have a small amount of blood on your dressings/tapes following surgery. It is always best to communicate any and all concerns directly to your surgeon in the immediate post operative period.