Had a tummy tuck 5 weeks ago my skin suffered from necrosis my surgeon did a surgical cleaning. Now I was left with a huge wound. Not sure if I’m in the right path for a healthy healing wold like to hear other opinions. I know I don’t have an infection he also did some vac therapy sessions. Thank you for all your help.
July 18, 2018
Answer: Tummy Tuck and wound healing Hi...So this complication is one that occurs because the area of the redraped tissue that has the least blood supply is just above the center of the pubic hair. It is more common to see this in a smoker but it can occur in anyone. The tissue needs more blood supply than it is left with after pulling the upper abdominal tissue down and it necroses. You have a reasonable loss but I am always impressed at how all of this heals. Your belly button is very viable and this is important. Also, you have good granulation tissue (the red tissue your body is making) and you have the red rim around the wound and this will produce new cells to surface the granulation tissue after it fills the open wound. This is not an infection going on. It is tissue loss followed by good healing and it will progressively heal the wound (the wound vac has helped it close quicker. So, now to the final cosmetic result. There are some advancement techniques that will make this surprisingly better but you have to be very patient. The revision procedure is not a big thing but it has to be at a predictable time. That will probably be at 6 months to one year and I am in the camp of the one year time frame. Be patient...your doctor is doing all of the right things to get this healed and to the point of the revision. Your should be quite impressed at how the healing process and the revision surgery works to make you happier
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July 18, 2018
Answer: Tummy Tuck and wound healing Hi...So this complication is one that occurs because the area of the redraped tissue that has the least blood supply is just above the center of the pubic hair. It is more common to see this in a smoker but it can occur in anyone. The tissue needs more blood supply than it is left with after pulling the upper abdominal tissue down and it necroses. You have a reasonable loss but I am always impressed at how all of this heals. Your belly button is very viable and this is important. Also, you have good granulation tissue (the red tissue your body is making) and you have the red rim around the wound and this will produce new cells to surface the granulation tissue after it fills the open wound. This is not an infection going on. It is tissue loss followed by good healing and it will progressively heal the wound (the wound vac has helped it close quicker. So, now to the final cosmetic result. There are some advancement techniques that will make this surprisingly better but you have to be very patient. The revision procedure is not a big thing but it has to be at a predictable time. That will probably be at 6 months to one year and I am in the camp of the one year time frame. Be patient...your doctor is doing all of the right things to get this healed and to the point of the revision. Your should be quite impressed at how the healing process and the revision surgery works to make you happier
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