It’s almost been 3 weeks since my tummy tuck surgery. My scar looks fine and has healed properly, but my belly button does not look ok, and it keeps being a bit watery ever other day and part of the belly has black dry skin. The problem is I’m away for work now and my surgeon is not here, so I just want to know if this looks like something serious that needs medical intervention or not.
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You will have internal stitches in the pubic region which take most of the tension of the tummy tuck. These stitches pull the upper skin down and hold the scar down in the bikini line. These stitches don’t lie directly beneath the scar but may be lower down. Usually these s...
It is extremely rare to release the muscle repair after an abdominoplasty. If it did occur, you would usually feel a 'release" (with or without a 'pop') and a noticeable change in the anterior abdominal contour. Use a soft pillow to hold against your abdomen while coughing. This will help.Th...
It depends on how lax the abdominal tissue is...from the umbilicus to the bikini line. If there is sufficient tissue, the full abdominoplasty will remove the excess skin/fat of the abdomen (from the belly button to pubis). It will also tighten the vertical abdominal muscles (rectus) and also the...
