What causes the chest incision site to be hard?
Patient: hello, im 30 years old female who had undergone laparoscopic cholecystectomy  about ten days ago..the doctors had removed the bandages today and removed the sutures..i noticed when i get home that the muscle in the incision area in the chest part is hard but it is not painful when touched..what could be the reason? im worried that i might be operated again.please help me with your answers.thank you Doctor: Hi and welcome to Healthcaremagic. Thank you for your query. I am Dr. Rommstein, I understand your concerns and I will try to help you as much as I can.There is no reason for repeated surgery since this is probably fibroma or formed hematoma and this is commonly seen and should pull back in few weeks.I hope I have answered you query. If you have any further questions you can contact us in every time.Kindly regards. Wish you a good health.DR. Ivan Rommstein