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Seroma in pouch, vagina swelling or saggy skin? (Photos)

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val89Oct 6, 2016
Had a tummy tuck with muscle repair on aug 10 a couple weeks ago but my private parts have looked like this since the 2nd wk i believe will it stay like this or whats wrong i was an out of state patient :( an i wear faja all day an night even thou i started wearing at 4 wks because of some problems im on wk 8 in a couple of days can that be the reason is it my fault

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Dr. Tania Medina de Garcia, MD
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Dr. Tyler C. Street, MD
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