Small Opening in Tummy Tuck Incision-should I Be Concerned?

Hi Debbie47991

Your safest course of action (as always) is to see your plastic surgeon and let them check you out.

However, your description is pretty classical for a stitch abscess. This is when one of the deep dissolving stitches works its way to the surface and gets infected. It is likely that at the base of your small hole is a stitch that could be removed and allow things to settle faster.

Applying antibiotic cream until you can see your plastic surgeon is a good idea.

Good Luck

Dr Gavin Sandercoe

Thank you for your question. My best advice would be to let your surgeon know and have him/her evaluate you.

It would be improper to give you medical advice over the internet, especially without seeing exactly how your wound looks.

The small break down of the wound that you have is not completely out of the ordinary, nor is it likely to be something of major concern, but again, I could not say for certain without more information. Best case scenario- your doctor will prescribe some local wound care until it seals up on its own. Hope this helps. Best of luck to you!