Is this seroma? Abscess? Spitting suture? Do I need surgery to clean out a possible infected suture? (Photos)

February 19, 2018
Asked By:jujubuju in Toronto, ON

It's been 6 wks since my mm. It's been 2 wks that I've been having leaking from my navel (& looks like a tiny opening upper left corner) . Went to PS last week and took a culture which came back with 3 bacterias including staph, ecoli. Had a u/s that showed a 3mm seroma build-up. I have been given Keflex (4× day) cipro (×2 day) and oxycodene * for pain is 7/10. PS said it's a seroma but can be a suture that is infected and needs to be cleaned out? What other imaging would I have to do to know this?

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February 25, 2018

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February 25, 2018

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