I had a tummy tuck 5 years ago. The surgeon did not place a tummy bandage over the surgery afterwards because " the nurse" forgot to order it? He made shift a dressing bandage . It had jagged edges from the tear. It embedded into the incision site. I had to to return 1week later. I had a hole as big as a quarter. It tooks 1 year to heal completely closed. Scr tissue was thick. I never complained. Just been dealing w/it.
It is a lot less....still..hurts when I stretch/walk/bend. Will it ever go away? Scar tissue is still felt under the the umbilical area. Does the scar tissue ever breakdown on its own after a tummy tuck?
Afte 5 years, it is extremely unlikely that things will get any better. After 5 years, you may have enough laxity to perform a scar revision to remove the old painful scar. The tissue that healed secondarily may be able to be removed and with a new closure if it heals without complications, it may provide you relief.
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