I have my tummy tuck yesterday and the drain hole seems to be on my lower back. I went to sleep and when I woke up I notice there's blood leaking outside the drain. Is this normal? The picture shows the blood on my pajamas and bed.
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Thank you for posting your question. Brownish, rusty color like appearing drainage around 10-14 days after an operation can be quiet typical for a liquifying hematoma. The fluid will eventually clear up. I hope this helped.Kind regards
Hello and thank you for your question. Normally, I am able to provide some advice based on photographs, but given your complex history of gastroschisis, the
best advice you can receive is from an in-person consultation. There are several options for you, but an in-person examination wou...
This is not diastasis recti, but it is similar in that the muscle wall on the side that you had the nephrectomy on has probably been weakened from the surgery. This can be a true hernia or just a weakening of the muscle wall. It is possible to tighten it if it is loose or repair it if there is ...