Tummy Tuck Revision to fix belly button and bulge?

I am 5 months post-op from Tummy Tuck, diastasis recti, and hernia repair. Not only do I look the same as I did pre-surgery, but now my belly button is disfigured, have "dog ears", large scar and pain.

I feel like my intestines push up against mesh inside and when I eat or sit I get a bulge in a 5x5 area around my belly button which hurts and burns. This surgery was done to re-build my stomach wall to help aid in supporting my very bad back. I have no stomach muscle strength.

Tummy Tuck Revision to fix belly button and bulge?
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A: Tummy Tuck Revision to fix belly button and bulge?

Peter A. Aldea, MD
By Peter A. Aldea, MD - Memphis Plastic Surgeon

I fully agree with Drs. Placik and Rand.  It SOUNDS like you had a ventral hernia repair with a mesh. From your description "feel like my intestines push up against mesh inside and when I eat or sit I get a bulge in a 5x5 area around my belly button which hurts and burns", you SEEM to have a... more

A: Tummy tuck issue

Richard P. Rand, MD
By Richard P. Rand, MD - Seattle Plastic Surgeon

What you have is not normal.  There are many issues here and you probably should go to a plastic surgeon (probably at a University) who does a lot of abdominal wall reconstruction.  You would potentially need to redo the entire surgery to get the result you want.  It is also possible that your... more

A: Recurrent bulge after a tummy tuck

Otto Joseph Placik, MD
By Otto Joseph Placik, MD - Chicago Plastic Surgeon

Have you discussed this with your surgeon(s)? I am sure that this is very upsetting to you. It appears that your muscles have separated but this is an opinion based on very limited information. You may need a more complex operation called a separation of parts but It may be worth attemptinfg the muscle repair... more

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