I'm day 8 post tummy tuck & I have been experiencing stinging, burning, & shooting pains just under my wound incision on the left hand side of my groin.
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Hello Bene40-Keloids don't usually occur around the belly button, but hypertrophic scars can occur. These scars are usually easily treated with a little Kenalog injection. If you get a tummy tuck, a bit of a hypertrophic scar may again occur, but just make sure that you and your plastic surgeon...
Typically after a tummy tuck you will have pain that lasts about 5 days - when you use your stomach muscles, e.g.when sitting up.At rest, you don't hurt.Most women feel the few days of pain is a good trade for the result.Today, combining post-operative ibuprofen and ice packs with small doses of...
Tummy tucks do hurt - and at 3 weeks you are not healed. You may do better with a compression garment and a binder to give you extra support. If you feel fluid shifting, you may have a seroma. See your plastic surgeon for a check.
