I am almost 2 weeks post op from my tummy tuck and there is still fluid coming out of my belly button incision. it gets on my tank top too, so its not just a little. I have been wiping it out each day with a little alcohol but its not going away. It fluctuates from light yellow to clear-ish white. There is even a little bit of dried blood on my shirt when I remove it each day to shower. Is this something I should be worried about?
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June 20, 2013
Answer: Minor soft tissue loss between the navel and pubis after abdominoplasty.
Sorry to hear about your problem. It appears that you are having a reaction to your sutures. Your body is trying to "spit the sutures", which is a foreign body. Options include local wound care and antibiotic ointment, or your surgeon can excise the suture knots, and place skin sutures and no...
It sounds like you have fluid collecting. I typically leave the drains in longer than 24 hours to drain the fluid that collects from the surgery. You should make an appointment with your PS so he can aspirate/drain it in the office. ac
Because of poor blood supply along the incision after abdominoplasty small wounds may take considerably longer to heal than usual. Almost always they do without surgical intervention.
