Contour Irregularities On Belly After Mini Tuck and Lipo? (photo)

I am three weeks post-op of mini tuck with lipo above belly button and on flanks. I am obsessing about what I understand are called "contour irregularities". I have loose skin and uneven/crease/bumps above and around belly button. See photo...Would you consider this severe? I am on my 3rd ultrasound therapy treatment with one to go and no real improvement. I massage 2x per day with no real improvement. Should my belly button have been moved? Will this go away and if not what are my option?.

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Abdominal contour irregularity

Hello, Thank you for the question and photos. I suspect that most of the irregularities that are evident in the photos are from liposuction. I would continue to massage and wait until the healing process has completed. From the photos there still appears to be some fluid present as swelling. A combination of additional liposuction and fat gafting should help. All the best, Dr Remus Repta

Liposuction Contour Irregularities/Mini Tummy Tuck

If your plastic surgeon used traditional liposuction and if your physical therapist is using the appropriate settings on the ultrasound machine, then my educated guess after having done thousands of similar liposuctions is that your contour irregularities will go away with time and many more ultrasounds. You can do up to 3 ultrasounds per week, and I would imagine you would need about 10 more ultrasounds to really see some improvement. Unfortunately, if you had one of the laser... more

Contour Irregularities On Belly After Mini Tuck and lipo

This is one of the issues with mini-TT is that there is no skin resection or tightening in the upper abdomen. Without seeing pre and post op photos it is a bit difficult to comment on these limited post-op photos, neither of which shows the entire abdomen. It is not unusual after liposuction to have areas of bumps and unevenness, much of which can be expected to improve over the course of months (at least six). Continuing with the current treatment, and follow up with... more

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3 weeks post-surgery it is too soon to see final results. If you are messaging the area to break down the scar tissue you’re doing one of your options. You should follow up with your PS to see what improvements can be made if any. You are still swollen it takes 6-9 months to see final results.