Loose skin after pregnancy

Brent Moelleken, MD answers: Do I need a Tummy Tuck?

I have skin wrinkles inches past the belly button, all the way down to the pubic region. Some of them are half an inch wide. It was all because I had a baby who had a growth spurt in the last 8 weeks all of a sudden. To add to it all, I developed pre-eclampsia and gained 2 stone in one month! Do I need to have a Tummy Tuck for this?


Brent Moelleken, MD
7 months ago
By Brent Moelleken, MD - Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon

It would be helpful to see pictures.

However, from your description of the degree of skin looseness, a tummy tuck may be in your future.

Only the tummy tuck can tighten the skin significantly enough to remove large amounts of loose skin.  Liposuction with any technique cannot.

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