Part of my incision has separated and has a cream colored foul smelling discharge. My plastic surgeon says it is not infected and will heal over time. I am worried it looks disgusting!
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I share your concern but time is a great healer.
For the time being, the tissue is still healing and the process will go on for 6-8 months. To influence scarring, if the umbilicus would let you, you may want to see if you can put a round marble in there which will essentially stent the walls and...
You will be able to have a tummy tuck but your wound healing may be more delayed than someone who is not a diabetic. You are at risk for more wound healing complications.
Having said that, if you are a diabetic that is extremely well controlled then it should not be an issue. You will need to...
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Thanks for the question. To my knowledge, there is nothing in the literature that would suggest a correlation between a tummy tuck or abdominoplasty, and the development of delayed-onset acute renal failure (ARF) or chronic renal failure for that matter. Most patients, in fact, do quite...