My Incision is Opening at 19 Days Post Operation with White Pus and Now White Cream Cheese Look Inside the Wound? (photo)

Thanks for providing photos. Based on the photos, you have a small opening of your incision where the whitish drainage is coming from. It's probably devitalized tissues underneath the skin. You do have small and limited amount of redness at edge of the incision. It's good to quantify it by using a marking pen to outline the edge of the redness and see if it's expanding. The small opening should heal with proper local wound care. You should have your surgeon looking at it to make sure it's a minor delayed wound healing and nothing major. Typically when a surgeon goes on vacation, there is another surgeon who's "covering" for the vacationing surgeon. If the wound is separating more or redness is expanding then you should be seen sooner rather than later. What you are experiencing is not uncommon with an Inverted-T scar and usually appears near the T junction. The reason to see your surgeon is to make sure that there is nothing else going on beneath the skin.

Best Wishes,

Thank you for your questions and sharing your pictures. This does not look too serious. However, the incision looks like it is opening up. It is very important to keep your incisions clean and covered to avoid serious infection. Best of luck!Dhaval M. Patel Double board certifiedPlastic surgeonHoffman EstatesBarringtonOakbrookChicago 

Your
pictures suggest superficial wound breakdown. Wound breakdown can be seen following abdominoplasty surgery for a
variety of reasons. It’s often related
to poor blood supply to the skin flaps, excess tension on the wound closure,
fluid collections, primary infections and patient non-compliance. Each of these factors can significantly
increase the potential for this type of problem.Once this type of problem has
developed, aggressive local wound care is indicated.This may require surgical debridement and
dressing changes.In some cases, a VAC
suction system may be indicated as well.If infection is present, antibiotics may also be necessary.With appropriate local wound care,
this type of wound should heal without difficulty.Initially granulation tissue will grow in the
base of the wound.Eventually the skin
will grow over the top of the granulation tissue in an inward direction as the
wound margins pull themselves together.Unfortunately, this might take several months to occur and a touch up
scar revision may be necessary as well.It’s important that you maintain
close contact with your plastic surgeon.Your surgeon should be able to formulate a treatment plan that addresses
your concerns.