Is it Normal To Look Pregnant 3-4 Months Post Tummy Tuck?

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Fluid Collection after Tummy Tuck

While some swelling is normal after a tummy tuck, you seem to have fluid collection which can be treated by your plastic surgeon. Contact your surgeon, and request your surgeon to evaluate you. see video

Possible Fluid Build up

Everything is relative depending on the size of your stomach to begin with but most likely you might have what we call a seroma or fluid that has collected and needs to be drained or the muscle tightening was incomplete or did not hold.

Is it Normal To Look Pregnant 3-4 Months Post Tummy Tuck?

No it really should not be looking like that....But..I have seen patients that have such a curve to their lower back (sway back or lumbar lordosis) that no amount of sutures can overcome their poor posture...If that is not the case then you should see your surgeon as to his/her opinion...An ultrasound is inexpensive and can rule out a seroma or not....

A significant increase in swelling after a tummy tuck should be investigated

Hello, A gradual increase in swelling that is significant after a tummy tuck should be investigated as there might be a correctable cause. If you are indeed not pregnant an have not gained weight, the two most common causes of this is often either a seroma or a pseudobursa. A combination of your history and physical examination should shed some light on this. A seroma should be repeatedly drained until it no longer collects while a pseudobursa often will require removal... more

It is not normal to look pregnant 3 to 4 months after a tummy tuck.

Whereas there is a little residual swelling several months after a tummy tuck (abdominoplasty), looking pregnant is not a good sign. Most patients look flat and are at full activity 3 months after the operation.

Swelling after a tummy tuck

Swelling after a tummy tuck is normal, but if you have a significant amount of swelling you may have a fluid collection that can be treated by your plastic surgeon. see video

Looking Pregnant 4 months AFTER a Tummy Tuck

Looking Pregnant 4 months after a Tummy Tuck is NOT normal and is an indication of things going wrong.A patient who suffers no surgical complications commonly yield a flat tummy. Most likely complications to have such an appearance could be either a fluid collection (seroma) and or disruption of the muscle repair. You should see your Plastic surgeon and have him examine you.

Shape of abdomen 3-4 months after tummy tuck

In general, in 3-4 months after tummy tuck you should see the good results of the surgery and not to look pregnant. Having said that, you still have to talk to your plastic surgeon about the results. In some patient were the muscle was not plicated in the midline will see a bulge in the lower abdomen around that time from surgery.

Looking pregnant after tummy tuck

Hi, it is not normal to look pregnant months after a tummy tuck, please follow up with your surgeon to make sure you dont have a fluid collection or disruption of the muscle repair.

Looking pregnant after tummy tuck?

It isn't normal to look pregnant at 3-4 months postop. The question is what is going on and, unfortunately, you haven't provided any information as to your postop course of healing, whether there were complications or serums, and if you did something to precipitate damage to the muscle repair. You should see your plastic surgeon in followup.