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Steroid injections for tummy tuck scar caused burst blood vessels & atrophy, what can I do? (Photos)

Hi, I received my tummy tuck last August. I am happy with the tummy tuck itself however my scar is awful. It was hypertrophic so my PS had

Had steroid injection 12 days before surgery. Will this be a problem?

I had a dexamethasone inj (steroid shot) for tonsillitis and I have 12 days before surgery. I plan to tell the anesthesiologist tomorrow

8 moths post drainless tummy tuck - what can I do to minimize the appearance of my surgery scar? (photos)

Hi I would really appreciate some advice how to improve my tummy tuck results. I have had 3 rounds of steroid injections at same place I

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What could be causing incision pain over 1 year post op?

Hello! Had ETT with MR 4/15/22. My left side of my incision constantly hurts in a small area. Ive been on to see my ps because I swear I

What options do I have to treat a recurring seroma after excision surgery? 2 years post abdominoplasty. (photo)

I had a full abdominoplasty 2 years ago and developed a seroma below my belly button. After having my drain for 3 weeks, it had to removed

Skin atrophy after keloid treatment of Tummy Tuck scar? (photos)

I developed several small keloids alond my scar, with the largest at 1 of the drain sites. 18 months after my tummy tuck sugery my PS

Is it normal to have prominent blue and purple veins around scar after steroid shot? (Photo)

I had a tummy tuck October, 2018. Im Latina so, of course, my scar started becoming a hypertrophic scar. To minimize this, my PS

Can steroid injections help with seroma?

Can steroid injections help with serome if injected right into the seroma? What is the risk in having that done? Just to make clear that I

Allergic reaction/rash after tummy tuck now containing blisters at 11 days post-op. (Photos)

At roughly 6 days post-op, a rash developed on my incision line around the closure tape, as well as on the upper ab area. My immediate

Is there anything more that can be done for continuous sores (internal wounds) on incision line? (Photos)

They begin like a pimple, break open with fluid and puss on my incision line(after tummy tuck). Ive been opened up and had irritated tissue