Can't stand straight after 1 month. Is this normal? (Photo)

Thank you very much for sharing your concerns with us.
At this point (1 month post-po) the swelling is normal.
To reduce it, I recommend you perform daily lymphatic drainage massage therapy over the abdomen and wear a postoperative girdle from thigh to the breasts.
I usually recommend to my patients to start walking straight after the third week slowly without causing tension to avoid unnecessary risks.
Kind regards,
Dr. Emmanuel Mallol Cotes.-

You may still have a seroma accumulating and possibly a pseudocyst or a layer of scar tissue around the seroma.  This can cause tightness that affects your posture.  Repeated seroma aspirations may resolve the fluid but if you still have the scar tissue, the tightness may persists.  Sometimes removing this scar tissue surgically needs to be performed.  

usually the inability to stand upright lasts only a week or two. One month out is uncommon, but I've never heard of this being permanent. The tissues always stretch out, it's just a matter of time. See your surgeon so he/she can evaluate you in person and determine if the seroma is back and needing drainage. Keep massaging, slowly stretch more each day, and it will get there. good luck!Dr. Subbio

It is unusual to be unable to stand straight after one month.  It is not unusual to be unable to stand straight for 2 weeks.  I generally advise my patients that the first 3 days following surgery are, by far, the worst.  After 2 weeks, pain, discomfort, and posture improve.  A seroma is the most common complication following abdominoplasty.Seromas are sometimes drained, but will often resolve on their own.  I would follow up with your physician and discuss your results.  Most committed physicians are also committed to their results. Good luck!!

You have several reasons for you not being able to stand up straight yet.  1)  The TT itself, especially if your muscles were placed back together,  can restrict your ability to stand up as doing so can stretch the muscle repair and the skin of the abdomen.  It will be uncomfortable for a time.   Both will eventually relax.  2)  Your seroma may not be fully resolved so follow up with your surgeon to be sure it is fully treated.  An Ultrasound may help to see if any is left.   If not resolved, the seroma itself can cause discomfort and inhibit straight posture.  Once it is fully resolved, the tissue where it was will be firm and stiff for 1-2 months as it heals.  Again, this will also resolve.  Follow up with your surgeon so both issues are fully resolved and if some muscle relaxants may help and a gentle stretching and masaging regiment may also be beneficial.  Good luck.