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Will the belly button get infected 5 weeks after larposcopic appendectomy?
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It can: Usually, if an infection is going to occur, it does so in the first 2 weeks or so. A suture that has not dissolved or a permanent suture may have gotten infected. You need to see your surgeon.
Answered 8/16/2019
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