I had a tummy tuck 20 days ago (04/01/2019)and drain removed about 10 days after. My upper abdomen appears to be significantly swollen in comparison to my lower abdomen. I reached out to my surgeon who is in Miami(am in NY)and he ordered me to get a ultrasound. He said everything looks normal but still have an ultrasound done. I would like know if I indeed have a seroma how fast can a capsule be formed around it preventing it from being drained via a syringe? Thank you
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April 23, 2019
Answer: How soon can a capsule be formed around a seroma? (photo)
It sounds like you had a reaction potentially to the adhesive or something else that was in contact with your incision. From your description the changes you have made are improving the situation. Continue to follow the advice of your surgeon and report any concerns.
Congratulations on your surgery! Swelling is still expected at this stage of recovery and it can cause the surgical area to feel hard. It may be that as you are returning to normal routines that the swelling is related to the increased activity. This should improve as you continue to heal. I...
While you will not see your final results until 9-12 months after surgery, now is the time that you can begin resuming exercise to help enhance your surgical results. Check with your surgeon on the best way to approach this. If after you are fully healed you still have concerns, you can return...