I Have Had 3 Abdominal Surgeries and Now Major Scar Tissue Build Up. What is Available? (photo)

I had diverticulitus, partial colostomy, and the reversal. Then came down with ventral hernia. Had removed. Now my abdomen is swollen and insurance won't cover because they say its cosmetic. Can't explain more (limited characters) What are my options to safely remove the scar tissue and get back the flat abdomen i had before all the surgeries? Posted pics below. Please help.

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2 Doctor Answers | Asked by thumper1mkc

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Abdominal contouring

In addition to what was said below, you would also benefit from weight loss and liposuction. I imagine all this surgery has kept you from being to able to exercise as you were before surgery. Avoid crash dieting because the relapse rate is very high. I usually recommend "The Zone" by Dr. Barry Sears for my patients. When you go for a consultation, try to have a copy of your surgeon's dictated operative notes for all the procedures you had done. This... more

TT after abdominal surgery

Thank you for the question and for the photos. One added bit of info that would be useful would be to know where the hernia was (stoma site or midline incision, and what was used for the repair, and when it was done. Ignoring the hernia part for the moment, a tummy tuck could improve the abdominal contour of the lower abdomen. The vertical scar could be made a bit shorter, but would still be present. I am not sure I can see the colostomy scar, so I cannot comment on the potential for... more

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thumper1mkc 6 Aug 2012

The hernia was ventral. My belly button turned out. The surgeon used a mesh to secure the area. He entered in the same vertical incision as the 2 previos surgeries. There was a lot of scar tissue that had to be removed while the operation took place. Operation was done in March of 2011. So about a year and a few months later i am back to the same swelling size as i was with the hernia only this time without the hernia. Will a tummy tuck be available if there is very minimal fat and almost all scar tissue build up? Plus what are the chances of the scar tissue reaccuring?

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