My belly button is swollen and purple, is this normal at 4 weeks post-op? (Photos)

Thank you for your question.  It appears that you might have traction blisters from the steri strips based on the photos.  Sometimes with swelling the paper tapes pull on the skin and cause blistering or small superficial wounds.  These generally heal uneventfully.  I would...

Thank you for sharing your excellent question and I am sorry to hear of your mons area related pain.  Most likely the swelling in your mons is causing muscle irritation and cramping in your hip flexors or adductors causing your discomfort but only your surgeon can offer you the best advice as ...

I have not had a diastasis recurrence after hundreds and hundreds of tummy tucks, but logically this could happen.  If you can press on your abdomen and it still feels tight, the repair is intact.  You can always confirm this with your plastic surgeon.   A binder or pillow over the stomach can...

It depends on how lax the abdominal tissue is...from the umbilicus to the bikini line. If there is sufficient tissue, the full abdominoplasty will remove the excess skin/fat of the abdomen (from the belly button to pubis). It will also tighten the vertical abdominal muscles (rectus) and also the...

There are many changes which occur following abdominoplasty, even two months later. The final result may even take six months to show itself. So you are still healing. I don't know exactly how your plastic surgeon performed your operation so any definitive statements would be speculation. My...