I'm 4 week post op from a tummy tuck, about to 2 weeks ago I strained my stomach muscles and had a bugle on my left side near. I asked my PS about it, he stated that it would resolve on its owe. However I noticed that it's getting worse when it comes to pain. Im worried I may have ruptured a internal stucture. From reading about this it looks as though the only way to fix this is to have surgery. If I didn't want too would I continue to have this pain?
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Thank you for your question.This really differs per practice seeing as every surgeon has a slightly different post operative protocol so I would contact your doctors office and ask for their list of medications/supplements to take and avoid. Vitamin C can aid in recovery and reduce inflammation...
From your picture, it looks like it is most likely an extruding suture. Contact your operating surgeon for in-person evaluation, removal, and debriding. Best wishes. Karen Singer, M.D., P.A.Harvard GraduateBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
Lisa Lynn Sowder, MD (retired) - Account Suspended says:
This has got to be one of the strangest questions I've seen here. While sometimes pelvic surgery like hysterectomy or bladder suspension can be combined with a tummy tuck, tubal reversal at the time of tummy tuck would be little counterproductive since the tubal reversal is surely not being d...