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A female asked:
My belly button is bleeding and i just put mupirocin ointment on it i have had this happen several times since my gallbladder surgery in 2002 ?
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Dr. Robert Uyedaanswered
General Surgery 45 years experience
If your surgery: was laparoscopic operation through your umbilicus, it could be a delayed infection or suture granuloma. Show it to your surgeon. I don't think it is anything deeper than your abdominal wall.
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