I had a tummy tuck and lipo with fat trasfer the 8 and today is the 13, I just notice this mark on top of my tummy tuck. Is something I need to be concern? Does not hurt. Please help!
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December 14, 2016
Answer: Purple reddish mark on top of tummy tuck scar.
Minor revisions can be performed in the office setting under local anesthesia. There will be a period of recovery, but it will be minor in comparison to recovery from a full tummy tuck. Your surgeon will advise you of any restrictions from the planned procedure.
The healing process from any injury/surgery is up to a year. The scars look OK for a couple of weeks and then become worse for about a month or two and begin to get better thereafter. My suggestion for all my patients is to use ScaRxTape.com over the scars/injury for that intermediate phase to...
Left for long periods of time can get infected. If this is so, you need to see your surgeon. If your drainage is still considerable where removal of your drain would predispose you to a seroma, consider having your surgeon convert the drain to an open drain where it is pulled out 2-3 inches a...