Fig. 4. Surgical debridement of an infected seroma.

(A, B) Preoperative and intraoperative photographs of a 51-year-old female patient who, 1 week after undergoing an abdominoplasty, presented with fever and systemic compromise, erythema in the lower abdomen, and suppuration through the umbilicus incision. She was admitted for antibiotic treatment and surgical debridement. (A) Preoperative photograph; erythema and epidermolysis are noted. (B, C) Intraoperative photographs before (B) and after (C) debridement below the abdominal flap