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Internal Scar Tissue After Abdominoplasty?

Lynn3581May 24, 2012
I had twins and my rectus was seperated from my sternum to my pelvis. I had surgery to repair that...abdominal plasty. I can feel the scar tissue under the skin and it is bulgy. I don't care about the bulge, yet I'm in pain 24/7. Sometimes a very sharp pain on the sides of the interal scar tissue. Always pain on the bulging area. I had an ultrasound, all remains intact. I'm on Gabapentin through the pain management clinic. So far no pain relief. Would PT Ultrasound help?

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Dr. M. Vincent Makhlouf, MD, FACS
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Answered on Aug 2, 2012
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Dr. Stuart B. Kincaid, MD, FACS (in memoriam)
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Answered on Jun 1, 2012
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