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How bad is this? Is this necrosis? (Photo)

simplyme17Nov 16, 2015
I had a panniculectomy done 3 weeks ago and it blistered Doctor said the skin would fall off then heal back but it started opening. I went for a 2 week check up and they saw it was starting to open but said to just use dial soap and neosporin keeping it bandaged. How bad is it now? Should I go back in or just keep cleaning and bandaging it?

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Dr. Erika Sato, MD, FACS
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Answered on Nov 17, 2015
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