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High Scar Post-Tummy Tuck

asked 1 year ago by goblue (2 wks post op) in TX
Latest answer by Carmen Kavali, MD
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I'm 8 Days Post Op TT No Lipo. I Didn't Expect This High of a Scar. tummy very flat tho! skinny girl with a lot of belly from 2 ten pound babies. No stretch marks. I had a lot of elasticity upper ab, right below my breast. i also had love handles. No lipo but he did pull those in to where i should lose an inch on each side. Nice not to recup from lipo. But doesn't look as though I'll be wearing a low rise bikini this summer does it?

2 answers to High Scar Post-Tummy Tuck

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High Scar Post-Tummy Tuck

I don't have access to your pre op photos, but I will have to agree that you have a very high tummy tuck scar. In my practice I try very hard to keep tummy tuck scars as low as possible. I normally position the lowest portion of the scar about 6 cm (2 and1/2 inches) above the labial crease in the midline. Sometimes a patients anatomy or preexisting scars will alter that plan a little, but your scar is quite high.
Mark Preston, MD

Columbus Plastic Surgeon
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Tummy tuck scar placement: lower is usually better

Your tummy tuck scar does appear to be quite high, but there may be reasons for that.  If you had some other scarring prior to surgery, for instance, that might change your final tummy tuck scar position.  Your scar is beautifully symmetric, though.  Protect it from the sun and give it time to mature (12-18 months).
Carmen Kavali, MD

Atlanta Plastic Surgeon

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