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Upper Abdominal Bulge 8 Weeks After Tummy Tuck with MR? (photo)

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I am 8 weeks post-op tummy tuck with MR. From day 1 after surgery I have seen an upper abdominal bulge. It is hard and not soft or spongy. It looks like that right after I get up in the morning and remains that way or gets a little worse as the day progresses. I have asked my PS about this and he said that he has tightened my muscles as much as possible and that it is my organs protruding out. Can someone please give me some advice as to why this happens and what can be done to rectify it?

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