I'm 7 weeks out and everything is going great except for this one inch of the incision. There is a sticky yellow substance and the incision will not close. It appears as though either side of the wound has healed independently and not together. Will this correct itself in time or should I go see my surgeon? I called his nurse and she said its normal and to put bacitracin on it and it will eventually close. Is this the right advice?
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From your photo, it appears that a diastasis remains. I agree with my colleagues that I have never hear nor seen a fascia that was too thin to repair. Other than from an esthetic standpoint, diastasis usually does not cause symptoms. However, from a cosmetic standpoint you might want to s...
Thank you for your question and photographs, and I can see your areas of concern. As you are recently out from surgery, it is difficult without an in-person examination to determine what may be taking place. Most commonly this is residual swelling from surgery which will spontaneously r...