Salt after tummy tuck: what are the risks? Is it just swelling for a longer period or could it leave me with more excess skin ?

Eventually the suture will become irritated or infected. I would see your surgeon to evaluate and take care of

Do not proceed with your surgery as you are at marked increased risks of complications from both recent use of cocaine and ongoing nicotine use. You need to have medical clearance at a minimum from the anesthesiologist who needs to know of this history, and need to be off both cocaine and...

After an abdominoplasty, it is normal to feel tight, but it is abnormal to have difficulty breathing. If the repair of the diastasis is too tight in the beginning, it may resolve on its own over time as swelling decreases. If the abdomen is still too tight after 6 weeks and if there is no...

While it does look like a small seroma, you should go see a plastic surgeon close to you and have them stick a needle in it and drain it.  They may charge you, but certainly not what it would cost to go back to your original plastic surgeon that's far away.  Then please wear a...

A photo would be great to evaluate just where "below the incision" is.  Many patients have itching in or just outsied the incision after abdominoplsty during the healing phase.  Red bumps in normal skin areas are usually a rash while red bumps in the incision may be sutures that are...

Thanks for your question and for your photos.  You have hypertrophic scarring on your belly button.  This can easily be revised and yes, you can have steriod injections prior to your revision.  The discoloration from any scars post surgery can take up to 6-12 months to subside....