How to correct dog ears after Tummy Tuck?

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A: Small dog ears usually corrected under local

By Susan E. Downey, MD - Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon

Dog ears which are small can usually be corrected by a procedure which can be done under local either in the operating room or even in a treatment room. If there are bulges not just a little excess skin then liposuction of the area may be done as well. I would recommend you discuss this with your... more

A: Cutting them out is the best

By Bahram Ghaderi, MD - Chicago Plastic Surgeon

Fixing dog ears is best done by just removing them and extending the scar on either side which what would have avoided them in the first place. You can liposuction them to decrease the amount of the scar you have to have. It all depends on how big the dog ears are. If they are very small and easily... more

A: three ways

By John P. Stratis, MD - Harrisburg Plastic Surgeon

The removal of dog ears can be completed with 1. liposuctioning alone 2. cutting out alone 3. a combination of the two. It really depends on what things look like

A: Dog ears can be easily corrected

By David E. Berman, MD - Sterling Plastic Surgeon

You should be able to get this easily corrected in the plastic surgeon's office under local anesthetic. It is not uncommon to need this done after a Tummy Tuck.

A: Very common, easy to fix dog ears in the office as a minor procedure

By James F. Boynton, MD - Houston Plastic Surgeon

"Dog ears" are very common after abdominoplasty (tummy tuck), so do not fret. I estimate maybe as many as 20% of all patients that undergo tummy tuck will end up with some degree of one on at least one side. Some dog ears are simply puckers in the skin that only require reopening a portion... more

A: Dog ears

By Robin T.W. Yuan, MD - Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon

Dog ears can be caused by redundant skin that is a function of the angle of the excision and the elasticity of the skin, and redundant or heaped-up subcutaneous fat. Sometimes one can remove fat by direct excision or liposuction to get the skin to "lie down" but sometimes one has to excise the dog... more

A: Excision and localized liposuction can help dog ears after Tummy Tuck

By Brooke R. Seckel, MD - Boston Plastic Surgeon

Dog ears after tummy tuck can be corrected but the scars will be longer and extended out toward the flank or hip. Occaisionally excess fat causes the dog ear to be more noticeable and in these cases liposuction can help flatten the dog ear.

A: tummy tuck

By Edmond A. Zingaro, MD - San Francisco Plastic Surgeon

Yes. This is not unusual and you should simply return to the surgeon who performed your procedure to discuss the options for dealing with the dogears.