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How Long Will the Hardness Last Around the Scar After a Tummy Tuck?

blubbMay 22, 2011
I've had 2 prior c-sections and the area where I've had my c-sections is still really swollen and hard as a rock. The tummy tuck scar on each side is healing wonderfully. Will the hardness and swelling go away? I also had my abdomen muscles tightened. Above my belly button, it still looks really swollen and worse than before I had surgery. Is this normal?

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Dr. David Bogue, MD
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Dr. Neil J. Zemmel, MD, FACS
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Dr. Peter E. Johnson, MD
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Dr. David L. Abramson, MD
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