Why isn't my infection responding to antibiotics? Is this normal? What should be done to help me heal?

October 5, 2014
Asked By:Brat1 in Easley, SC

tummy tuck on 6/4/14. I was healing fine. 6 wks in I developed a small sore in my belly button. PS opened put me on a 5 day round of antibiotics.A few wks later I had pain below my incision line. Within days I could feel a knot beneath the skin became bright pink and red. He opened a place in my scar that had started to yellow. It has a tunnel that goes an inch deep. After three wks knots formed on the other side along my incision & split open on its own. I now have a red spot where my drain was

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November 14, 2014

Answer: Tummy Tuck and Postop Infection

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October 7, 2014

Answer: Post -op wound infection

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