I have an open wound 11 days after a thigh lift. Staples were removed yesterday.

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Called my doc and he said keep antibiotic cream on it and come back next week to recheck. It is dripping a red tinted fluid. It seems to be steady dripping unless bandage is pressed against the wound. Any other ideas for care or suggestions would be appreciated.

Ankur Mehta, MD · Answer

Hello and thank you for your question. This is a common issue after thigh lift because its a area of high tension. This is usually taken care of by keeping the area clean and local wound care. The main thing is to monitor for signs of infection and for worsening of the wound. Let your plastic surgeon know if any changes occur and hopefully they plan on seeing you quite frequently until the wound appears to be doing well. Hope this helps and wish you the best of luck in your recovery!Ankur Mehta MD

Ira H. Rex lll, MD · Answer

This complication is not rare with thighplasty surgery. Often the wounds are quite small and heal beautifully on their own. I would follow your doctor's advice. If there are any changes for the worse, I would contact your plastic surgeon immediately and get this evaluated.

Francisco Sauceda, MD - Account Suspended · Answer

Thank you for your question...Open wounds is a common problem on plastic surgery procedure, because we do deal with a large amount of tension. Anytime you take off skin there will be some amount of tension involved.The first thing to do is to follow your doctors orders. Anyway, you need to keep as dry of fluids your wound as possible, some cases the VAC device will be helpful, any wound care clinic will help you with this. Hope this helps you.

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