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A member asked:
I had a lap 4weeks ago almost and today my belly button smells awful and behind where it's still closed it's oozing pus. i noticed glue was still in i picked some off and it looked better but since it's deep could this be more than incision infection?
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Return to surgeon: You need to return to the surgeon and be checked. This is the safest thing for you to do.
Answered 7/18/2017
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