I have Pains above my scar inside that feel like burning/stinging/stabbing. More on the right side, then occasionally on the left. Often excruciating. (I had a terrible leaking seroma and that is almost fully healed, now this, :( help) I only have naproxen and that is not even touching this pain. Any reason this is happening and how long it might last? It's not that I have the pains, just wondered why they came 4 weeks post op? The past four/five days have been torturing me.
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At five weeks following a
tummy tuck, it is very unusual for the upper abdomen and pubic area to be
extremely swollen unless a very significant liposuction was performed at the
time of abdominoplasty. If that was the case, swelling will persist until three
months when all swelling is expected to...
I am sorry to hear about the complication you are experiencing. Superficial separation of the incision line is a known complication after tummy tuck surgery. Close follow up with your plastic surgeon will be in your best interests; sometimes removal of a exposed suture and/or removal of any...
Yes, you can still be a good candidate for a tummy tuck. Your plastic surgeon would have to examine you and make sure that your previous abdominal scars will not interfere with the "blood supply" to your abdominal skin when they pull "down" on your skin. In addition, it is important that you...