Fit & healthy (age 31) - my wound has no signs of infection however there is swelling above the scar. - skin is extremely sensitive - wearing tight clothing is painful - I feel very swollen 'inside'. A pulling sensation extends into my thigh area - sitting in car feels very uncomfortable bordering on painful - I can't walk at a fast pace. How do you know if there inflammation inside even if outside wound looks healthy? The discomfort is really getting to me as I feel healing is not progressing?
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Most providers do not sedate a patient for a seroma drainage that is done thru the skin; usually a needle is used to access and remove the fluid. most providers would use local anesthetic, like lidocaine or similar medication. however if a patient is particularly anxious, then sometimes some...
Umbilical hernias are quite common and occur in the setting of a previous surgery, pregnancy, or diastasis recti. We treat umbilical hernias with or without correction of diastasis recti using a combination approach that corrects redundant skin in the lower abdomen and around the belly button....
Lower abdomen bulge after epigastric hernia repair sounds like two separate things on one hand, but at the same time, having ehlers danlos syndrome might be a reason that you are predisposed to hernias, which is what the picture looks like, an inguinal hernia; in other words, separate problem...
