I had a tummy tuck on may 12th. I developed a staph infection in the belly button. Is this normal? (photos)

June 29, 2014
Asked By:jperdew25 in Galveston, TX

The infection came after a month of healing. There is also a large painful knot under the skin up above the bellybutton. I was put on antibiotics for a week but didn't improve, so they added a second antibiotic for two more weeks. It seemed to heal up good. 4 days after I finished the antibiotics the infection returned. They have put me back on antibiotics. I am worried that it will come back again. What else can or should be done? What is it and why won't it heal.

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Answer: I had a tummy tuck on may 12th. I developed a staph infection in the belly button. Is this normal?

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Answer: Any infection is unusual after in abdominoplasty.

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Answer: Any infection is unusual after in abdominoplasty.

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Answer: I had a tummy tuck on may 12th. I developed a staph infection in the belly button. Is this normal?

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