Wellesley Tummy Tuck doctors
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Brooke R. Seckel, MD
Boston Plastic Surgeon
131 Old Road Nine Acre Corner - Suite 700, Concord |
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Kimberley O'Sullivan, MD
Boston Plastic Surgeon
14 Denton Road, Wellesley |
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Christopher J. Davidson, MD
Wellesley Plastic Surgeon
332 Washington St Suite 100, Wellesley Hills |
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Richard J. Ehrlichman, MD
Boston Plastic Surgeon
Suite 215 332 Washington Street, Wellesley |
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Peggy J. Howrigan, MD
Wellesley Plastic Surgeon
65 Walnut Street Suite 560, Wellesley |
Recent Answers
I am 26 yrs old & have had 2 C-sections. I'm 5'4" exactly, 185lbs & have a good amount of muscle from working out throughout my life. Since I had my babies, I found that I can lose weight everywhere BUT my 'fat roll' that hangs over like a flap of skin. I have continued to lose weight and will continue even after my TT. I was 145lbs at my comfortable weight and would like to eventually get there. My question is, what can I expect to have after my TT now & later if I do lose more?
It is always best to lose the maximum amount of planned weight loss before having a Tummy Tuck.
If you lose significant weight-10 ponds in Petite frame, 15-20 pound in heavier frame, the skin will become lax again after the fat is gone and the tightness of the abdomen will be lost.
I know it is difficult to wait, but you will be rewarded with a better result if you achieve your planned and desiored weight loss before your Tummy Tuck
My plastic surgeon does not place his patients in any type of compression garment after performing a tummy tuck on them. He says there is no scientific facts to support that these items help or aid in better results or healing. But believes they cause unneccessary pain and discomfort and actually increase swelling in the lower limbs and restrict blood flow. Is this safe or ok to do and will this have a negative effect on my results?
I agree with your Plastic Surgeon.
A Tummy Tuck removes the skin of your Abdomen from many of the Blood Vessels that keep the Abdominal Skin alive after a Tummy Tuck.
Blood flow to the skin after a Tummy Tuck is reduced during the initial healing stages.
A compression Garment can compress the blood vessels in the skin and interfere with blood supply to the skin and result in skin loss and poor healing.
I avoid tight compressive Garments after Tummy Tuck. If I am concerned about bleeding or fluid build up I insert drains under the skin which are much more effective, and safer, than compression garments in reducing fluid or blood build up under the skin after Tummy Tuck.
I am 5'8" weigh 175 and 30 years old. I have 2 children - I love them but I'm not having more. I gained 60 pounds at age 20 with my son and lost it all quickly BUT with my daughter I have tried for 3 years to drop the 35 pounds I gained. I only intake 1200 calories a day, excersise three days a week, and have had no results. I have "love handles" and a large yucky marsupial pouch for a stomach. I have maintained my weight not lost weight; which surgical option is best or combination?
Congratulations on your hard work! A Tummy Tuck is often needed in spite of diet and exercise, especially after multiple pregnancies.
Liposuction will remove fat from the Abdomen or Tummy but if there is significant loose skin you will likely need a Tummy Tuck. Newer Laser Assisted Liposuction can help tighten skin, but not significant laxity that causes the lower Abdominal Skin to hang over the clothing.
Actually it is very common to include Liposuction in many Tummy Tuck procedures. Typically the area of the flanks and "Muffin Top' area which are not corrected with the Tummy Tuck are treated with Liposuction.
In addition, when a Mini Tummy Tuck is done, often upper Abdominal Fat above the Umbilicus (Belly Button" is treated conservatively with Liposuction.
