I had a tummy tuck 7 weeks ago. Having said that, a few days after my TT I noticed a hard lump/ball below my incision and slightly to the right. When I sit up, I can actually see a slight indent where this "lump" is located. Also, it doesn't cause me pain nor does it move/rotate when touched. My PS didn't seem concerned at all web I asked him about this. It hasn't grown in size but I was nervous it may be an incisional hernia. Any advice or suggestions?
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Assuming that you chose your surgeon carefully and for the right reasons, they are the ones most qualified to answer your question based on their higher understanding of the details involved in your operation and what has been successful for them in the past, as well as the higher...
In most cases with a tummy tuck you do not lose over 2 units of blood, but if you happen to be anemic that could put you a little behnd and I would recommend not doing a tummy tuck with a hematocrit of 10 with a low hemoglobin to go along with it.
To be persistently draining 5 weeks after a tummy tuck is not the norm. It sounds as though you developed a hematoma following your surgery. This occurs overall in about 1% of all tummy tucks.
When a hematoma occurs a after a tummy tuck I recommend going back to surgery as...