The patient is Ms. N.T. P (31 years old, address in Hau Giang province), came to Hoan My Cuu Long Hospital (Can Tho City) for treatment with an abdominal wound that did not heal and was leaking a lot of fluid.
About a month before, the patient had liposuction and abdominoplasty surgery at a spa facility advertised online. Afterwards, the patient’s abdominal skin turned black and the incision was oozing fluid. The patient self-medicated many times but the condition did not improve.
Through examination, doctors found a 10x10cm black necrotic patch in the abdomen below the navel, a oozing wound, and many dark, jagged scars on the abdominal skin. Ultrasound results showed cellulitis in the abdominal skin.
Doctors diagnosed the patient with infection and abdominal skin necrosis after liposuction and plastic surgery.
Doctors combined internal and surgical treatment. The patient was treated with antibiotics, improved physical condition and nutrition to help the wound heal quickly. The wound was cared for, necrotic tissue was removed and skin grafts were performed.
After 2 weeks of treatment, the abdominal wound healed, the patient was discharged from the hospital and returned for a follow-up appointment to care for the postoperative scar.
According to Master, Doctor Vo Hong Phuc - cosmetic plastic surgery specialist, Hoan My Cuu Long Hospital, for the condition of abdominal skin necrosis, patients need long-term treatment and monitoring.
In similar cases, patients often feel stressed and blame themselves. Therefore, doctors not only treat the wound but also provide mental support to help patients feel secure in their treatment, avoiding stress, which can affect the healing process.
After the skin heals, the patient can improve the scarred abdominal skin with tattoos if desired.
Doctor Hong Phuc recommends that currently, cosmetic surgery is a common beauty need in society. However, liposuction and abdominoplasty are major surgeries that need to be performed at hospitals with cosmetic surgery departments to ensure patient safety.
Each customer has a different level of loose skin and abdominal fat. Do not follow excessive advertising images that require cutting too much abdominal skin, leading to complications such as ischemia of the skin flap, abdominal skin necrosis, etc.
