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Is it normal to have clear yellow liquid leaking out of your belly button after tummy tuck? (photo)

Is it normal to have clear yellow liquid leaking out of your belly button after tummy tuck? I'm 16 days post op. It doesn't smell and I don't have a fever. It started after I started using my ab board which is giving me a flatter stomach but making me drain fluids out of my belly button.

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Dr. Darryl J. Blinski, MD
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