Seroma treatment? What are my options? (Photo)

Dear grivera0086,
I understand your concern. However, without a proper assessment, it would be difficult to determine what went wrong. It is best that you visit your plastic surgeon for further assessment or ask for a second opinion. Only after a thorough examination, you can get proper recommendations and advice.
Daniel Barrett, MD
Certified, American Board of Plastic Surgery
Member, American Society of Plastic Surgery
Member, American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

Aspiration with compression is the best to do now. Just compression does not prevent more fluid collecting nor remove this fluid. It is best to drain the area so that thick scar walls do not form and make a more permanent seroma pocket. If you cannot find a plastic surgeon to take over your care and do this for you, you can have a radiologist drain this area.

Hi grivera0086,
My initial thought would be for you to see your surgeon for an aspiration, which is the preferred way to address an accessible seroma. But re-reading your post, it sounds like you are physically distant from your surgeon. If its a few hours drive, its probably worth returning to see him/her in clinic. If a flight (eg medical tourism), then perhaps not.
If you can't access your surgeon, I would suggest trying to see another plastic surgeon closer to you. While no surgeon is thrilled to manage another surgeon's complications, and while you should expect to pay for that surgeon's time/experience/input, I think that watchful waiting with compression at 12 weeks is unlikely to definitively manage the problem.
Hope this helps.
Best,Christopher Pannucci MDBoard Certified Plastic SurgeonPlastic Surgery NorthwestSpokane, Washington