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A member asked:
How do u get rid of a golf ball size hematoma in your abdominal wall after lap band removal on 5/15/13? or should i be drained?(frustrated w surgeon)
5 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Not necessarily : Wait for couple of wks it will get absorbed and will disappear , if you are frustrated with your surgeon take a second opinion , and good you lost weight . Yes agree with dr welker , drained only when the pressure of hematoma is compromising a vital structure , like a nerve , vascular structure.
Answered 12/9/2013
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Hematomas resolve: Alternating heat and cold therapy helps break up clot and helps the body dissolve the blood. Reabsorption will just take time. If the area is painful or otherwise bothersome, like it interferes with daily activity, it may need to be aspirated or drained. Redness and swelling may occur if it becomes infected. Infection can be started just by sticking a needle into it, so, if no symptoms - wait.
Answered 6/6/2013
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