How long before seroma is considered healed? I'm 3 weeks post op mini tummy tuck.

Thank you for sharing your excellent question.  Though you are not completely out of the woods it is a great sign that you have not seen any recurrence of your seroma.  It would be important to continue compression garment use and limit twisting activities to avoid further fluid accumulation.  Hope this helps.

Treating a seroma can be tricky because they often need multiple treatments for resolution. If you have had no additional fluid accumulation since the last aspiration that is a good sign. Your surgeon can perform an ultrasound to check if the seroma has healed. Be sure to continue to follow your surgeon's instructions for the best outcome.

You are not yet out of the woods, so still be careful with your activities. Should you see swelling, go back to your surgeon.

Thank you for your question. Since you had the seroma drained last time quite a few days past so this is a good sign. You are still not completely free of risk of returning but it is less common. Best of luck

It depends. A seroma is a fluid
collection that can occur after a tummy tuck.  If it is very small usually
it will go away on its own.  If the fluid collection is larger it can
become painful and can become infected and will need to be treated.  If it
is not infected then sometimes it can be drained with a needle.  Once it
is infected, usually this will require a more aggressive procedure that
requires a longer term drainage catheter to be placed. Once the fluid is
drained, depending on how long it was there, the body will heal typically in
4-6 weeks.  However, if the seroma was large and or present for a long
time and or there was an infection, the healing for this will be longer.  Additionally,
if the seroma continues to recur after drainage then sometimes another surgical
procedure is needed to remove the scar tissue from the seroma (called a seroma
capsule).