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Your strange pulling sensation is not uncommon. I find that these sensations mostly resolve by 3 months.
Thank you for your question. It is not uncommon to have a pulling sensation at your tummy tuck incision site as it is closed tightly in order to safely remove as much extra skin as possible. This pulling sensation resolves over time, but it may take several weeks to fully resolve. Speak to your surgeon about your concerns, they can show you ways to limit the pulling until your skin accommodates to its new flatter position
It is not unusual to have some sensations of pulling in the first few weeks to months following a tummy tuck. With time and some massage these areas will usually resolve. If there is a particularly tight scar or pulling sensation let your surgeon know. It may require an injection of hydrocortizone which may help. Best wishes, Dr. Lepore.
If the seroma cavity is communicating with the front of your scar, then laying on your stomach will bring the fluid forward with gravity. If the seroma pocket is walled off posteriorly, then no.
Be truthful to your anesthesiologist and surgeon ahead of time. The risks are not to your tummy tuck but to your heart and brain.
Since you are putting out so much fluid, it would be helpful to consider tetracycline sclerosant. But also you may need imaging to see if you are getting a thick-walled bursa. If drainage persists despite sclerosants, usually you would have to elevate the flap, remove the bursa and start over,...
