I'm 4 weeks post surgery from a tummy tuck and breast implants. I'm feeling good, swelling has gone down, I've been using a red light bed to aid healing and then yesterday I started noticing some redness. Also, now I'm afraid the black on my wound its necrosis. I'm in Alaska and my ps it's in San Diego, so it's not as easy as pooping in to HAVE him take a look. Should I be concerned?
November 11, 2014
Answer: Necrosis You do have some minimal necrosis of the wound edge, which is not uncommon after surgery. This can happen even when the surgery goes perfectly. This will heal with appropriate wound care. Please send your surgeon some photos and his office will be in contact with you on how to care for the area. It should heal with time and you should be fine.
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November 11, 2014
Answer: Necrosis You do have some minimal necrosis of the wound edge, which is not uncommon after surgery. This can happen even when the surgery goes perfectly. This will heal with appropriate wound care. Please send your surgeon some photos and his office will be in contact with you on how to care for the area. It should heal with time and you should be fine.
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November 10, 2014
Answer: Four weeks post surgery and the wound is still open and has black spots. I'm sorry to hear about the concerns you have after tummy tuck surgery. Incision line separation and/or wound healing problems may occur after tummy tuck (or any other type of plastic surgical procedure). After tummy tuck surgery, these incision line wound healing problems may occur anywhere along the incision line but tend to be more frequent along the midportion of the tummy tuck incision line. This area is where the greatest amount of skin/tissue has been removed, where the greatest tension exists, and where the blood flow is the “weakest”. You may find that it will take several additional weeks to heal with dressing changes. Sometimes, the incision lines may “look worse, before it looks better”. Careful attention to a well-balanced diet may be helpful. Although these incision line healing problems are understandably anxiety provoking for patients, generally, (in the longer term) patients do well; some may benefit from scar revision surgery down the line.I would suggest that you continue to keep in communication with your plastic surgeon and continue to be patient through the process.Best wishes.
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November 10, 2014
Answer: Four weeks post surgery and the wound is still open and has black spots. I'm sorry to hear about the concerns you have after tummy tuck surgery. Incision line separation and/or wound healing problems may occur after tummy tuck (or any other type of plastic surgical procedure). After tummy tuck surgery, these incision line wound healing problems may occur anywhere along the incision line but tend to be more frequent along the midportion of the tummy tuck incision line. This area is where the greatest amount of skin/tissue has been removed, where the greatest tension exists, and where the blood flow is the “weakest”. You may find that it will take several additional weeks to heal with dressing changes. Sometimes, the incision lines may “look worse, before it looks better”. Careful attention to a well-balanced diet may be helpful. Although these incision line healing problems are understandably anxiety provoking for patients, generally, (in the longer term) patients do well; some may benefit from scar revision surgery down the line.I would suggest that you continue to keep in communication with your plastic surgeon and continue to be patient through the process.Best wishes.
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