Hi My tummy tuck was January 2021. I got an infected belly button after several weeks. My body doesn’t seem to heal as easily as others Incisions busted in all three c-sections, etc. plastic surgeon said, “Not my problem bc it’s been too long.” Wrote me an antibiotic and that was it. Finally went to GP and she sent me to general surgeon. He dug out a stitch from belly button. That problem continued. Then, a few weeks later, I had a abscess removed. It is now infected as well (stinky/dra
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You will need to have the area evaluated by your surgeon and potentially a CT scan to confirm the hernia. If one is present surgical intervention is the way to correct it. If it is not problematic you may opt to leave it alone.
My best guess is the majority of plastic surgeons have never done a rivers tummy tuck except maybe once during the residency in case one of the attendings happened to do one. it’s not a common procedure at all and it isn’t a very good procedure.
If it had merits and did a good job people wou...
Permanent sutures lose strength with time in a 10 years the repair is not dependent on suit your strength.
Some plastic surgeons do muscle repair using slow absorbable suture.
Scar tissue is holding you together in every aspect of the operation including skin incision and muscle repair.
It’s h...
