What is this golf ball size hard lump near my mons just below incision site?

If my patients have questions after a tummy tuck I ask them to contact my office at once via telephone or email. A hard mass near the incision can mean infection, bleeding or other significant issues. Contact the office at your plastic surgeon 

It is difficult to say what this may be without a picture or physical examination. This most likely represents scar tissue. I recommend you visiting with your plastic surgeon for a detailed examination.

What you describe is consistent with a postoperative infection. You should report this to your plastic surgeon immediately.

Hello!  Thank you for your question. Your description warrants an examination by your surgeon. The signs and symptoms of redness, tenderness, and increasing size are worrisome and could be consistent with an infection/abscess or infected hematoma/seroma.  Hopefully this is nothing more than scar tissue or a suture, but these signs are concerning and should be evaluated. Best wishes. 

The most common reason for a lump in this area is what is known as a stitch abscess.  The contents of this lump/stitch abscess are the dissolving stitch and the white blood cells that are helping it dissolve, but usually no bacteria.There are a myriad of other possibilities, but without an in person exam, none of your RealSelf team of experts will be able to give you any definitive explanation.In most practices, a superficial lump of this nature is normally lanced under local anesthesia, and at that point, the pain, the pressure and the redness normally dissipates.  At 3 months, one would usually see their plastic surgeon for follow up, and he or she would be the best person to diagnose and probably treat this painful, but probably not dangerous, lump. 

Your description sounds like an area of fat necrosis. Once things have settled down, the lumps can be excised. Discuss this matter further with your surgeon.  Best wishes.

From what you describe an infection needs to be ruled out   Return to you surgeon promptly for evaluation    Best to you

Until proven otherwise this is an infection or a hematoma.  This warrants immediate evaluation by your plastic surgeon.  The collection may need to be drained.

I would contact my plastic surgeon right away and have them look at the area. I would be concerned for an infected collection that may need to be drained.

This is something your plastic surgeon needs to know about today. It may be a fluid collection, suture problem, or infection.