I had a tummy tuck and hysterectomy on Dec 16th. Everything went great until I picked up my 30 pound grandson 1 week ago. Since then, my bellybutton looks worse every day. I hate to bug my surgeon again. (I called after the grandson incident due to severe muscle spasms). Now it looks like there are blisters all around it and it oozes. There is no smell. I've cleaned with Epsom salt wash and kept it covered. I did put manuka honey in it a few days but it seems worse instead of better.
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Do occur and perhaps more so when your gap is as wide as yours was. Swelling contributes to this as well. You will be able to test the integrity of your muscle repair after you have completely healed. If your tummy doesn't protrude out when relaxed when taking showers, its a...
Hello! Thank you for your question. In my practice, most patients will be
placed in an abdominal binder, which they will wear the first week. There is
usually a fair amount of swelling and the binder should be opened several times
a day so that there are no pressure points. After the first 7 to...
I've seen this circular, sometimes firm rounded area above the belly button on several occasions. At least in my experience and with time, it vanishes.The skin around the belly button is normally pulled down to the abdominal wall in an attempt to give the belly button an umbilicated...
