How many jeans sizes did you drop after tummy tuck?

in how many months? i am curious to know

2 answers to “How many jeans sizes did you drop...”

A: Depends on the patients size and shape

Kamran Khoobehi, MD

 From the question I can not tell if you need tummy tuck . If you provide more information or pictures that would very helpful. The degree of the improvement will depend on the amount of extra skin and fatty tissue you have. 

A: Change in pant or dress size with tummy tuck

Otto Joseph Placik, MD

For clarification purposes, this is effected by the style of jeans worn. In the past when popular styles promoted the  "high-rise" jean,  the waist line was at the level of the umbilicus. With tightening of the rectus repair and removal of extra skin, it was not uncommon to decrease... more

Alij
2 posts
22 May 2009

Well Im 3 weeks post op and was a size 3 shorts pre-op now I barely fit in a size 7. So I guess I will be fat for the summer because my Dr. tells me it will take a year for the swelling to subside. Nice!

Fiona-Marie
1 post
14 Mar 2009

How soon can I exercise after having a mini tummy tuck? I enjoy running and wondered how long I'd have to wait to return to this.

cavanagh
50 posts
21 May 2009

i have said a few times on here that im not happy with my tummy tuck resuls another thing i hear often is people saying they were bandage after the surgery i never had that, all they did with me was put large gauze strips over the wound i had to wait till i came out and bought myself a binder could this be why my stomach is not as flat as i think it should be

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