Surgical wound complication/complicaciones de heridas quirúrgicas

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A very typical post op complication, and one of the most worrying consults presented during check ups, is some sort of lump that appears just underneath the surgical suture. The vast majority are a mere hematoma or seroma, and no further treatment or surgery is needed, as the body will reabsorb it with time (read more).

However, there are some exceptions, when the stitches which the abdominal walls were suture with break, and a herniation occurs. This can happen in very nervous or excited pets that cannot be restrained until the wound heals, after the pet has been scratching or chewing the area, an immune reaction against the suture, or the stitches were not strong enough for this case.

An easy, no traumatic way of finding out whether it is a hernia or the most common hematoma is by scanning the "lump". In case of having a hernia, another surgical approach will repair it, which is a minor operation. 
Video: scan showing fluid under the skin (dark "balloon")