I had an amazing tummy tuck with great results but within year had an emergency gall bladder removal laparoscopically. The Incision near my belly button is very prominent with some keloid formation. What are my options to get rid of the scar? I am so sad because the scar is ruining the purpose of the tummy tuck.
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Answer: Gall bladder incision scar after tummy tuck
I do not use drains any more with this procedure and have switched from pain pumps to Exparel which is a long acting injectable pain medicine like Lidocaine or Marcaine but lasts for three days. This is injected all along the muscle and skin to provide pain relief. This is termed the Pain-less,...
With due respect to Mr. Ross, this is not "normal" and does not look fine. This does not appear to simply be scabbing, but patchy discoloration of the skin itself adjacent to the actual incision edges centrally above the pubis.
Purple/black in this pattern is a clear sign of localized ischemia...
I do not use drains
any more with this procedure and have switched from pain pumps to Exparel which
is a long acting injectable pain medicine like Lidocaine or Marcaine but lasts
for three days. This is injected all along the muscle and skin to provide pain
relief. This is termed the Pain-less,...
