I had a tummy tuck and liposuction just over a month ago. I had two drains which were removed after the drainage became less than 25cc. Once the drains were removed, I felt a mass in my right abdomen, it started getting larger and hurting, I then went to the Emergency room since the pain was so intense, and through CT scans found out there was a lot of liquid, which my body would absorb. My body has not absorbed anything, the mass is hard and I am getting worried.
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I am sorry to hear about your discomfort. It sounds like you have nerve irritation from the operation. The lateral femoral cutaneous nerve runs in that area and can be irritated after surgery. This should subside but if it is considerably irritating then there are done medications...
Based on your photos, your tummy tuck was performed fairly recently and you still have a bit of swelling. As your swelling subsides, I would expect the contour of your belly button to improve significantly, though this may take several months. IF you are left with a less-than-ideal...
Hello and thanks for your question.Diastasis recti - the widening of the muscle can get worse with age if there is excess weight gain causes further pressure on the intervening soft tissue between the muscle.Also in general not exercsing and loosing some bulk of the muscle causes protrusion.The...
