I am four days gastric sleeve post op and concerned about one of my incisions being infected. Does it look infected to anyone else?

Hmmmmm. It’s hard to tell, but under the steri strip on the top, is that drainage of a yellowish nature? It does look a bit inflamed but that may not be unusual as everyone’s skin reacts differently to surgical incisions. If there is any purulent drainage though then a trip to your surgeons office is certainly warranted as you may need antibiotics if there is an infection.

I had one incision that always looked a bit worse than the others.

I am four days gastric sleeve post op and concerned about one of my incisions being infected. Does it look infected to anyone else?

Yes looks infected to me - Call your doctor before it turns into something ugly

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And if it is infected, even with anibiotics it may not heal so smoothly, may end up with a scar that's bigger or more noticeable than the fine almost invisible white lines most people are,left with.

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I would make an appointment

It does look irritated and likely infected. The redness, draining, and separation of the incision are concerning. I'm not a doctor but none of those things were present with my incisions so I recommend seeing your doctor ASAP to resolve it quickly if necessary.

I did experience a rash on my chest post-op that I felt embarrassed about mentioning to my doctor. They had to prescribe a medicated powder but it helped a lot to know that it wasn't a big concern to them.