What could pinching abdomen, with a history of abdominoplasty suggest?
Patient: I had abdominoplasty in 2011 and every since i ve always felt a pinching in my abdomin near my belly button. Now its progressed to extreme pain in which i feel every day. Sometimes it last for a few seconds and sometimes it last for minutes. I ve seen my plastic surgeon on several occasion. He gave me an injection yesterday and the pain is still coming. What can this be? Doctor: Hi.Thanks for your query. Abdominoplasty is an extensive surgery and it is but natural to cut many nerves. Some of the nerves on regeneration can give you any sort of weird symptoms, pains and pins sensation. You have got a Sensory Nerve problem and the nest way is to try the following medicines under the care of the Doctor as they are prescription medicines. Amitryptilin, Gabapentin or tegritol. these will definitely help you,; if not then it will be wise to have re-exploration and cut off the nerves causing such a severe problems.