I had a tummy tuck on 11/24/15. I also had a lift, implants of 800cc and liposuction, fat transfer to butt. day 5 the Drains stopped flowing i could hear a whistling sound at end of incision. on Monday 11/30, i went for my one-week check up and my he also said he might have over-stressed the belly area. My dr said i had ecchymosis and epidermolysis where my "previous" bellybutton is now, however all the similar photos of ladies on your site are being told it looks like its skin necrosis.
Answer: Tummy Tuck and Skin Changes The photos are very helpful. Ecchymosis is simply put, bruising of the skin. Epidermolysis is superficial skin loss/slough. Skin necrosis is full thickness skin loss.It does appear that the lower abdominal area may progress to skin necrosis, time will eventually determine how much skin loss you will have.It is important to follow your plastic surgeons recommendation as far as skin care to help prevent any future issue such as infection.Good luck.
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Answer: Tummy Tuck and Skin Changes The photos are very helpful. Ecchymosis is simply put, bruising of the skin. Epidermolysis is superficial skin loss/slough. Skin necrosis is full thickness skin loss.It does appear that the lower abdominal area may progress to skin necrosis, time will eventually determine how much skin loss you will have.It is important to follow your plastic surgeons recommendation as far as skin care to help prevent any future issue such as infection.Good luck.
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December 1, 2015
Answer: Tummy tuck It appears that you may have some necrosis at the central part of your tummy tuck incision. This can happen and your surgeon will have a protocol to help you with this.
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December 1, 2015
Answer: Tummy tuck It appears that you may have some necrosis at the central part of your tummy tuck incision. This can happen and your surgeon will have a protocol to help you with this.
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Answer: Skin Necrosis Hello dear, thanks for your post, Im so sorry about what is going on with you, but that looks like skin necrosis, the first thing that needs to be done is for all the dead tissue to be removed before an infection sets in. Tissue that does not have a blood supply will never circulate antibiotics and will serve as a large source of unbeatable bacteria. Once the debridement (dead tissue removal) was done, the remaining wound is treated to get it to clean up and form GRANULATION TISSUE - a tissue that looks like a cut strawberry surface (granular) which will pull the wound walls together. This can be done with serial gauze dressing changes or faster with the use of a suction device called the VAC. In 2-3 months, the walls of the wound will come together and heal. In 8-10 months after-wards, when the scar is soft, you may, IF you need or want to, make the scar look nicer.I suggest to follow your PS recommendations. Good luck :)
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Answer: Skin Necrosis Hello dear, thanks for your post, Im so sorry about what is going on with you, but that looks like skin necrosis, the first thing that needs to be done is for all the dead tissue to be removed before an infection sets in. Tissue that does not have a blood supply will never circulate antibiotics and will serve as a large source of unbeatable bacteria. Once the debridement (dead tissue removal) was done, the remaining wound is treated to get it to clean up and form GRANULATION TISSUE - a tissue that looks like a cut strawberry surface (granular) which will pull the wound walls together. This can be done with serial gauze dressing changes or faster with the use of a suction device called the VAC. In 2-3 months, the walls of the wound will come together and heal. In 8-10 months after-wards, when the scar is soft, you may, IF you need or want to, make the scar look nicer.I suggest to follow your PS recommendations. Good luck :)
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December 2, 2015
Answer: NECROSIS Hello, so sorry about your issues, but it definitely looks like skin necrosis, you really want to get that skin removed because that is a good source for infection since it is no longer being protected by your own defenses, there is no blood supply to it, so it carries a big risk for infection that could go to a deeper space and create more havoc, right now it is just a matter of skin recession and flap advancement and most probably won't leave any sequelae at all.Hope this helps
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December 2, 2015
Answer: NECROSIS Hello, so sorry about your issues, but it definitely looks like skin necrosis, you really want to get that skin removed because that is a good source for infection since it is no longer being protected by your own defenses, there is no blood supply to it, so it carries a big risk for infection that could go to a deeper space and create more havoc, right now it is just a matter of skin recession and flap advancement and most probably won't leave any sequelae at all.Hope this helps
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December 2, 2015
Answer: Tummy Tuck Problem Thank you for your questions and photos. I'm sorry you are having problems. Ecchymosis is bruising which is expected and which completely resolves. Epidermolysis is blistering of the skin which reflects superficial skin damage. With proper care this tends to heal completely without problem. Necrosis means full thickness skin death which would delay healing and could lead to more scarring. From the photos it appears you might have an area of necrosis. It is important to continue close follow-up with your surgeon. Necrosis in this area is a recognized complication and can be treated successfully. Good luck to you.
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December 2, 2015
Answer: Tummy Tuck Problem Thank you for your questions and photos. I'm sorry you are having problems. Ecchymosis is bruising which is expected and which completely resolves. Epidermolysis is blistering of the skin which reflects superficial skin damage. With proper care this tends to heal completely without problem. Necrosis means full thickness skin death which would delay healing and could lead to more scarring. From the photos it appears you might have an area of necrosis. It is important to continue close follow-up with your surgeon. Necrosis in this area is a recognized complication and can be treated successfully. Good luck to you.
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