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My Incision Won't Close Due to Persistent Seroma. I'm I Getting the Right Advice?

Kemp06
I am over 2 months post calf implant surgery. My incision has completely opened twice due to persistent seroma and shows no signs of letting up. (no infection). My surgeon says to keep the incision open until the seroma stops on its own. So i have just been using tons of gauze and cleaning the area regularly. The problem is that I have a giant hole in the back of each knee. How long should I wait until I ask to try something different? Is there a possibility that my seroma will never stop?

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