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Abdominal muscle and scar tissue
A 35-year-old female asked:
A Verified Doctoranswered
Pathology, Anatomic and Clinical 51 years experience
Surgery Consult: Generally, my advice is that if you are contemplating intra-abdominal, or intra-peritoneal surgery involving any female organ, a gynecologic surgeon i... Read More
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5.2k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
Dr. James Whiteanswered
Cosmetic Surgery 33 years experience
GYN or Gen surgery: Both gyn surgeons and general surgeons deal with surgery of the anterior abdominal wall. Cutaneous endometriosis and scar tissue anterior to the abdo... Read More
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5.2k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Robert Alexanderanswered
Plastic Surgery 29 years experience
Depends on time: When scar is initially forming, the sites should feel firm, maybe lumpy or raised. With time, healing gradually progresses with increased blood flow a... Read More
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4.9k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. Ed Friedlanderanswered
Pathology 46 years experience
No: What actually happens is that muscle enlarges as a result of maximum stress being applied, even for a short time, in resistance training or work. This... Read More
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2.6k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 44-year-old member asked:
Dr. Marguerite Barnettanswered
Plastic Surgery 44 years experience
Many presentations: Abdominal scar tissue may feel like a tight band or a lump. It may not feel like anything at all. It really depends on how much and where it is in t... Read More
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4.7k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 30-year-old male asked:
Dr. Heidi Fowleranswered
Psychiatry 27 years experience
Pain due to scar: Have you considered acupuncture to reduce inflammation at scar site and tissues that are deeper. Scar deactivation can also be done by an acupuncturis... Read More
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Answered Mar 07, 2021
A 45-year-old female asked:
Dr. Andrew Ahnanswered
Vascular Surgery 49 years experience
Slow healing: The wound vac site will close as secondarily which means the scar tissue around the wound make slow grow new skin to cover.
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5k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
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A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. David Hardinanswered
Wound care 38 years experience
Yes BUT: So can a lot of other things check with your obgyn.
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4.9k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 33-year-old female asked:
Dr. Roger Blauveltanswered
Hand Surgery 34 years experience
Stretching: Stretching, manipulation by a therapist, massage by self or therapist, time...
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573 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 26-year-old male asked:
Dr. Stacey Jaffanswered
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 29 years experience
Muscles heal: A muscle tear will heal with new muscle tissue but the new tissue will not be exactly the same. The details are too much to write here but in summary ... Read More
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4.7k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
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