Is It Normal to Bleed from Your Vagina After Mini Tummy Tuck?

Question

I had mini tummy tuck 2 months ago and from yesterday I am bleeding a little bit from my vagina. I am 54 years old and it is been a year that I do not get my period. I do not have pain.

Jerome Edelstein, MD · Answer

Please see your gynaecologist as soon as you can about this. A tummy tuck should not cause vaginal bleeding.

Connie Hiers, MD, FACS · Answer

The abdominal procedure you had would not cause vaginal bleeding. However, surgery is stress and may interupt normal menstral cycles. Since you have not had a period in over a year, you may have another issue that needs to be addressed. I recommend you see your gynecologist as soon as you can get an appointment. Women in menopause may have periodic bleeding, but there could also be several other reasons as well.

Jeremy B. White, MD · Answer

There is no anatomic connection between what is done in a tummy tuck and vaginal bleeding. You should see your GYN for further evaluation for such bleeding after surgery.

Tom J. Pousti, MD · Answer

No, in your case, vaginal bleeding  would not be considered “normal” after surgery. Sometimes, patients will have drainage ( for example around the drain tubes) that they mistake for vaginal bleeding.  If you indeed do have new onset of bleeding, best to see your GYN for examination.

	 Best wishes.

Jourdan Gottlieb, MD · Answer

It is not uncommon to have alterations in menstrual cycle with the stress of surgery and anesthesia, However that is not the issue here. Abnormal bleeding like this should not be written off as a result of surgery. A visit to your gynecologist is in order. All the best.

Is It Normal to Bleed from Your Vagina After Mini Tummy Tuck?

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