A 36-year-old member asked:
why is my abdomen yelllow around incision site?
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Dr. Barry Rosen answered
34 years experience General Surgery
Prep Solution: I am guessing that you are describing the betadine-based prep favored by some surgeons to sterilize the skin before surgery; this wears off over the next week. A few weeks after surgery, the area around an incision can look yellow-orange as a "black-and-blue" area returns to normal--likewise, no worries.
Answered on Dec 9, 2013
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