Will Belly Pouch Flatten out After Seroma?

May 29, 2013
Asked By:SocialButterfly27 in NY, ATL, MIA

I had seroma about 2 weeks after my tt, my drain was taken out too early before draining under 25cc. I've been aspirated twice and the last time nothing came out. They say I don't have it anymore but I still have tht "waterbed" feeling when I touch my lower stomach. A month later I been having stabbing pains along my incision, is it a seroma complication? I also developed a pouch because of the seroma will my belly eventually flatten out over time n massage treatments or am I stuck with this forever?

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May 30, 2013

Answer: Seroma Drainage and Abdominal Wall Skin Retraction?

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Tom J. Pousti, MDBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
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May 30, 2013

Answer: Seroma Drainage and Abdominal Wall Skin Retraction?

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Tom J. Pousti, MDBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
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June 21, 2013

Answer: A properly treated seroma will have no long-term impact on the aesthetics of abdominoplasty.

Vincent N. Zubowicz, MDBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
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June 21, 2013

Answer: A properly treated seroma will have no long-term impact on the aesthetics of abdominoplasty.

Vincent N. Zubowicz, MDBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
May 30, 2013

Answer: Pouch after seroma

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Ronald Schuster, MDBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
May 30, 2013

Answer: Pouch after seroma

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Ronald Schuster, MDBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon

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