I had a suture reaction pop up about a week ago right under my incision. Didn't really have any problems until yesterday when I discovered I had a spot open to a hole. Went to PS today and his nurse assured me it would heal fine on its own and said gauze with vasaline or manuka honey. Im really worried about it, though. Seems there are more spots opening. What should I expect? Will this get much worse? Could this potentially turn into an emergency situation? Anything I can do?
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June 11, 2016
Answer: Please insist on seeing your plastic surgeon.
Based on your photos, it does appear the incision isn’t healing properly. This could be caused by a failure of some of the deeper sutures or the development of an infection. The scar should not be that red and swollen 3 months post-op, and the fact that you’re experiencing pain at the inc...
Thank you very much for sharing your concerns with us.At this point (3 weeks post-po) the swelling have to be minimal.To reduce it, I recommend you perform daily lymphatic drainage massage therapy over the abdomen and wear a postoperative girdle from thigh to the breasts.Kind regards,Dr....
The Fleur de Lis surgery is a procedure that involves large wounds and inflammation. I would recommend you wait at least six weeks to start this type of activity because of the risk of having open wounds.