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Feeling great but swelling around BB

  • 23 Mar 2017
  • 18 years post
Back to almost my normal workout routine and generally feeling great, but I have swelling around belly button that bothers me. It messes up the lovely contour of my new tummy and makes me hesitant to wear jeans, as it makes the swelling worse. Anyone have anything like this?

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  • 24 Feb 2017
  • 18 years post

7 weeks

  • 23 Feb 2017
  • 18 years post
Improving all the time! Still going gentle on the workouts, as stretching abs too much hurts, but able to do lots of lower body. Still hesitant to do push-ups or any jarring type movement. Swelling is mostly concentrated to incision line and feels firm- I wonder when this goes down? I do hope it's swelling and that area will get flatter! Am going to start belly button shaping this week.

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Lisa Lynn Sowder, MD (retired) - Account Suspended
Board Certified Plastic Surgeon
1101 Madison St., Seattle, Washington
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  • 5 Jan 2017

I chose Dr Sowder because of her years of experience and I appreciated her no nonsense, stricter manner. Other PS said I could continue breast feeding even after the fat transfer, but Dr Sowder said it wasn't safe as bf'ing boobs are more vascular and bleed more easily. She insisted I stop nursing 3 months before surgery, so I stopped when my little guy turned 16 months. Honestly, he's my last baby and I would had a hard time ever pulling the plug, so the deadline made the decision easier. Plus we still have tons of snuggles without him biting me. ;) Back to Dr Sowder- her office is run efficiently and thoughtfully and her website/blogs are extremely helpful. I'm confident I chose an excellent surgeon.

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