Purplish-Colored Mons Pubis After my Tummy Tuck. Is This Normal?

This is bruising, pure and simple! It is aggravated by the fact that this area was liposuctioned, making lots of tunnels for fluid and blood to collect in, and this location is lowest for gravity to pool the blood and fluid into.

Your only (minimal) worry is that this area is susceptible to infection if the drain site is not kept clean (and perhaps protected by a dab of Bacitracin). Follow your doctor's advice and return for recheck sooner if you note increased pain, redness, swelling, or purulent (pus) drainage! If you are a smoker, circulation and skin healing problems can occur, but this is usually above the incision, not below!

Male patients who have bleeding after vasectomy (or their own tummy tuck and liposuction) have a similar problem with penile and scrotal swelling with major purple discoloration! They are uniformly terrified until they muster up the courage to ask if they might lose their genitalia!

It is not unusual for patients that have undergone abdominal contouring, via liposuction or a tummy tuck, to develop swelling and bruising in the mons region.  Aftre surgery, alot of the swelling and edema will settle into that region. making it appear swollen and often bruised.  This will go away with time, generally in a few weeks.  It is alwys good to check with your surgeon, but this is not an unusual occureence afterwards.  I hope this helps.

Bruising, swelling and tenderness are normal findings after liposuction of the mons pubis. Because it is a dependent area the swelling may last longer. But discoloration can also be a sign of other complications such as infection or necrosis which requires follow up with the surgeon.