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John LoMonaco, MD

Houston Plastic Surgeon

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Q: Repairing reccurring incisional hernia with Tummy Tuck? asked by Galesburg teacher...

You have a more complicated case that will essentially require an abdominal reconstruction. The presence of mesh could make this more challenging.

You may be able to find a plastic surgeon who could repair the hernia, and then remove some excess skin. The process would need to be started off with a CT scan of your abdomen to see "what is where" and plan the repair.

Here are hotos of a recurrent hernia I repaired at the same time as a LBL

http://pic100.picturetrail.com:80/VOL715/4638173/9705895/377367187.jpg

In cases like yours, there will be some loss of the cosmetic result in order to get your hernia fixed and the abdominal wall restored to normal.

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Education	Dr. John LoMonaco attended Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.
Post-medical school training	5 years of general surgery, 2 years of wound healing research,2 years of plastic surgery fellowship. Full time faculty at University of Texas Medical school for 2 years.
Professional memberships	American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) Fellow, American College of Surgeons (FACS)
Hospital affiliations	Memoral-Hermann, St Luke's, University General, Houston Hosp. for Specialized Surgery
Medical or professional license	TX
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