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Suggest Treatment For Lump At Incision Site Near Navel Area

100plus weight loss tummy tuck vertical and horizontal cuts, split incision at navel and groin....large lump along horizontal incision makes a turn and follows incision up 3inches towards belly button. Is this normal, what is it....will it go away????
Mon, 10 Aug 2015
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Hello and welcome to HCM,
Development of a lump along the incision site is suggestive of incisional hernia.
Incisional hernia is protrusion of abdominal contents (abdominal in your case) through the incision site.
Overweight is a risk factor for incisional hernia.
Other risk factors include infection, uncontrolled blood sugar which interferes with healing, low immunity to name a few.
Thus, I suggest you to consult you surgeon for clinical assessment and thus management.
It the incisonal hernia is large enough, a revision surgery may have to be done.
Conservative approach may be helpful in small sized hernia.

Thanks and take care
Dr Shailja Puri
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Suggest Treatment For Lump At Incision Site Near Navel Area

Hello and welcome to HCM, Development of a lump along the incision site is suggestive of incisional hernia. Incisional hernia is protrusion of abdominal contents (abdominal in your case) through the incision site. Overweight is a risk factor for incisional hernia. Other risk factors include infection, uncontrolled blood sugar which interferes with healing, low immunity to name a few. Thus, I suggest you to consult you surgeon for clinical assessment and thus management. It the incisonal hernia is large enough, a revision surgery may have to be done. Conservative approach may be helpful in small sized hernia. Thanks and take care Dr Shailja Puri