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Why does my muscle repair swell and bulge so much?

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Newbutt_who_disMar 22, 2014
I am 8 weeks post op this up coming Monday. I had a fulk tummy tuck with MR, lipo of the flanks, back, medial thigh lift with fat graftinf to my butt. I am 8 weeks post op and all though I LOVE my redults I'm concerned about extreme swelling of my muscles where I had the muscle repair done. I will wakeup flat but by the end of the day I'm swollen with a bulge. Is this normal? I do not have seroma because my PS checked. He said it's normal but it serms to be more frequent. I am very avtive.

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Not necessarily. It looks like your wound is healing well and you should, of course, remain in contact with your own PS and clear everything with him or her...but if you were my patient, and in the absence of other factors (medical problems, signs of infection, slowing in healing etc) I would...

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