a couple of days after my tummy tuck i sneezed and i tried to hold it in i felt tightness but i dont think i felt a pop! now i have a buldge like 3 inches above my belly button dr has drained it 2 times and said i didnt tear it based on him feeling it. but the buldge is still there again! i am now 2 weeks 3 days post op help!
August 16, 2017
Answer: Sutures & Sneezing Snapping your sutures would be an extremely rare event from sneezing. I all likelihood you would probably feel pop and an "immediate" bulge. Your bulge description is consistent with a seroma. Even after it resolves that area will have prolonged swelling and a potential bulge. As long as the seroma goes way the bulge should disappear!
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August 16, 2017
Answer: Sutures & Sneezing Snapping your sutures would be an extremely rare event from sneezing. I all likelihood you would probably feel pop and an "immediate" bulge. Your bulge description is consistent with a seroma. Even after it resolves that area will have prolonged swelling and a potential bulge. As long as the seroma goes way the bulge should disappear!
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August 16, 2017
Answer: Postop tummy tuck question Theoretically any forceful flexion of the abdominal muscles could tear one of these plication sutures. Usually a sneeze would not do this, but it is possible-- your surgeon would know best how secure or tenuous the sutures were and if this is a realistic possibility. Based on the fact that your surgeon is aspirating the area, perhaps he thinks a fluid collection such as a hematoma or seroma is more likely. An ultrasound can sometimes help confirm a fluid collection or the separation of the suture line. Hope this helps!--Erik Hoy, M.D.
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August 16, 2017
Answer: Postop tummy tuck question Theoretically any forceful flexion of the abdominal muscles could tear one of these plication sutures. Usually a sneeze would not do this, but it is possible-- your surgeon would know best how secure or tenuous the sutures were and if this is a realistic possibility. Based on the fact that your surgeon is aspirating the area, perhaps he thinks a fluid collection such as a hematoma or seroma is more likely. An ultrasound can sometimes help confirm a fluid collection or the separation of the suture line. Hope this helps!--Erik Hoy, M.D.
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