Santa Barbara Tummy Tuck doctors

Brent Moelleken, MD Brent Moelleken, MD
Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon
120 S Spalding Dr Suite 110, Beverly Hills
230 answers
Douglas J. Mackenzie, MD Douglas J. Mackenzie, MD
Santa Barbara Plastic Surgeon
225 W Pueblo St Suite A, Santa Barbara
6 answers
Adam David Lowenstein, MD Adam David Lowenstein, MD
Santa Barbara Plastic Surgeon
1110 Coast Village Circle, Santa Barbara
2 answers
Michael Sundine, MD Michael Sundine, MD
Orange County Plastic Surgeon
1640 Newport Blvd #450, Costa Mesa
David L. Buchanan, MD David L. Buchanan, MD
Santa Barbara Plastic Surgeon
427 W. Pueblo St. Suite A, Santa Barbara

Recent Answers

I Am 4 Weeks Post Op TT, Will I Still Continue To Get Smaller? (photo)

I Am 4 Weeks Post Op TT and Im Wondering if This is It.Will I Be Smaller,is my Hips Still Goin to be smaller.I was a bigger girl,190 5 8 going in to sugery.I ask the PS but i dont get a straight anwser.I had a full tummy tuck with no lipo.I ASKED HIM IF HE was going to do lipo and he said he would if i needed it.he said it wasnt needed.My ? is how much smaller is well i get to.how much is swelling.Im just hoping i would have better resaults then this THANKS DEB

A: Early results from tummy tuck adequate

You seem to have a very reasonable result for early after surgery.

Liposuction cannot be expected to make you into a smaller person person overall, and certainly does increase the risk of your procedure.

Weight loss and exercise will be veryy helpful if you want to take your figure to the next level.

You can expect some of the swelling to go down, but not to be a completely different person.

Brent Moelleken, MD
Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon
Is my Belly Button Normal, I Had a Full Tummy Tuck? (photo)

I had stretch marks from pregnancy and underwent full tummy tuck. Results of stretch mark removal is great but I am more ashamed of my appearance with this belly button and will not dare wear a bikini. Original PS not responsive, did not have follow up visit etc... Went to additional PS, they state that this is NOT normal and cost to fix is high? What is in the range of "normal appearance" for this?

A: Scarring around belly button

You may want to talk to your surgeon about injections, creams or laser treatments that may help improve your scarring.

If all else fails, you may require a revision of the umbilicus, called an umtilicoplasty.

Brent Moelleken, MD
Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon
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