Can sucking in your belly after a Tummy tuck ruin or stretch the muscle repair?

You did not mention how long post surgery you are.  If you are more than a month post-op, binging will not affect your results. If you are less than one month and still taking narcotic pain pills, you will probably get constipated,and I would not recommend binging .  In either...

Thanks for your question. These are extremely complex questions not to be dealt with through an online service. You had serious complications and must be counseled by the appropriate medical personel. Hope this helps,Dr. JSB

Yes this is either old blood,  seroma fluid, or both and it can reaccumulate.  Compression, limited activity, and close follow will solve it.  It is a common occurrence and will not cause major problems unless it gets infected which is unlikely.  Make sure to get seen again.

In general the corticoesteroids injections help a lot to improve the hypertrophic scarrings. They help to reduce the elevation of theskin and to reduce the different colouring of the scar.

Normal fluctuations in weight, from 10 to 15 pounds, shouldn’t affect your tummy tuck results. However, if your weight continues to creep up and you gain 20 or more pounds, the shape of your abdomen can become distorted and your skin may stretch. If the skin fails to “spring back,” at that point...

Thanks for your question. Swelling will subside overtime. It can take several months before swelling subsides completely, so be patient and wait before judging the results of your surgery. The "flat look" you seek should be more and more evident as swelling goes down.All the best,Dr....