Why Does my Belly Feel Like It is Pumped with Air? It Seems Hollow? (photo)

Hi. From your photos, it is a little hard to tell, but if there is a lot of redness around the site of the drain spreading onto your abdomen and it is tender, it is more likely to be an infection. You should see your surgeon soon to determine if you need any antibiotics. Alternatively, sometimes...

Your result looks pretty good. We find that even with mini tummy tuck muscle plication is most effective when carried above the belly button. If your abdomen is flat when you are on your back you might get better tone when the tenderness is gone fully.

Swelling after an abdominoplasty can sometimes be present up to 3 months after surgery, but if you have really noticed a difference in how swollen this area is, and that is different than right after your surgery, you should be re-examined by your plastic surgeon to make sure you do not have a...

Thank you for your post. Seromas can be painful and cause a cosmetic deformity, as well as sometimes leak. The whole point of drains is to keep a seroma from happening in the first place. If a drainless procedure was performed, and you had a seroma, or you had drains that were pulled and you...

While there are some sutures that have small wire components, and it was done in the past, it would be unheard of for someone to be using these today.

Your still early in ypur healing phase.  The redness can take 3-12 months to resolve.  Lasers can help the redness resolve faster.  Discuss your concerns and options with your Plastic Surgeon.