What is wrong with my tummy tuck incision? 5 weeks post op. (photos)

December 27, 2017
Asked By:nursenmom4 in Houston, TX

I had a Tummy Tuck 11/15/17. The incision is firm and feels like it is healing normally everywhere except one spot (right middle pubic area). The skin is intact but very thin and peeling in this area. Under the skin instead of feeling firm like the rest of the incision, it is soft and there is an opening in the tissue directly under the thin skin. The opening seems to have gotten bigger overnight. It is approximately 1 inch long and 1/2 wide opening. It feels like the layer under the skin split.

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