Hello, I had a tummy tuck 4 months ago. I swell in the evening but have a flat tummy in the morning. If i tap the area to look for the waterbed effect it doesn't happen when standing but does a little when lying down. There is also a little white bump which may be a stitch? Looking down looks swollen both day and night however a diet in less salt does make it flatter? Please advise thank you
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It is not normal to have fluid draining from your tummy tuck incision 5 weeks after surgery. It may simply be a superficial fluid collection (blister) or it could be an indication of a deeper fluid collection (seroma) or even an infection. You should visit with the surgeon who performed your s...
Dear Rosie87,
Thank you for your clinical
post. It is unlikely that OHIP or the
managed health care services in Ontario will pay for a scar revision or
aesthetic contour or irregularity of your abdomen. For the frequent urination I would get your
family doctor to refer you to a...
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