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

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).