Get the real deal on beauty treatments—real doctors, real reviews, and real photos with real results.Here's how we earn your trust.

see all q&a
Posted underTummy Tuck Revision q&a

Can this be an encapsulated seroma? TT revision 3 months post op. (photos)

lisa3116Jul 20, 2017
Had TT revision in April and now have this lump on the right side of my bb. I initially had a seroma form 3 days after surgery but my PS said it was very small and would absorb on it's own. Since I had my surgery in another country I have only communicated with my PS through email. I sent him pictures and he suggested I inject metilprednisolona will this help? I do have to admit that I have continued aspirations myself, now it's only about 10cc's that come out and it's a pink colored liquid. HELP!!

Answers (2)

From board-certified doctors and trusted medical professionals
Dr. Peter E. Johnson, MD
Board Certified Plastic Surgeon
Answered on Jul 9, 2020
Answer
1 person found this helpful
Dr. Karol A. Gutowski, MD, FACS
Board Certified Plastic Surgeon
Answered on Jul 22, 2017
Answer

More Tummy Tuck Revision Questions

Top Answer
User Avatar
Curtis Wong, MD

And being as thin as you are does not help.  I'm not really sure anything can help at this point.  Hind sight is 20/20 they say and I would not have done a tummy tuck as you had, preferring instead to resect your belly button with the tummy tuck, leaving a vertical scar then later, do a r...

+4 answers
Top Answer
User Avatar
Wright Jones, MD

Your belly button problem is more common than most realize.  It is typically caused by an occurrence known a cicatricial scarring, where the scar contracts in a circular manner and the forces pull the surrounding tissue inwardly.  I am sorry to hear that you are having this issue....

+3 answers
Top Answer
User Avatar
Fara Movagharnia, DO, FACOS

Thank you for the photo, and I am sorry to hear that you have had some postoperative complications.  From what I can see, there can be a definite improvement with another procedure.  My recommendation would be to redo the abdominoplasty.  In so doing, the loose skin above AND below your navel...

+11 answers
See all Tummy Tuck Revision Q&A
See more Tummy Tuck Revision Q&As
See all Q&As
SEE TUMMY TUCK REVISION GUIDE →