I had TT In March 2014 and have continued to have rejected internal sutures make their way out externally either through puncturing my belly button, along my TT incision line and the most recent rejected suture is making its way out thru my pubic area where the drainage tube was place post op. Fat Necrosis is this 6mm hard mass above my belly button and below my breast bone, it's painful & tender. Do I have any other options regarding removal of mass & Internal sutures other than surgery?
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The scar from your gastroschisis repair is much to high to be removed with an abdominoplasty. You could consider a scar revision or liposuction above the scar for contouring. But PLEASE proceed with caution, your abdominal wall is not going to be normal. You will have...
The belly button actually stays attached to the muscle in the same location relative to your hips. It looks much better after the tummy tuck, as the skin around it has been substantially tightened.
Most patients will be placed in an abdominal binder, which they will wear the first week. There is usually a fair amount of swelling and the binder should be opened several times a day so that there are no pressure points. After the first 7 to 10 days the patient is placed in an elastic garment...
