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Belly Has Extended Super Low Below Belly Button and Massive Rippling, Will This Smooth Out?

asked 9 months ago by Soccermama123 in MI
Latest answer by Tom J. Pousti, MD
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Tags: female, final result, permanent, rippling

my strech marks are raisied and ripply. I am freaking out because I look awful. Will this get better, will my stomach smooth out, will strech marks go flat. and will my belly button my oringal one, melt into my skin.

8 answers to Belly Has Extended Super Low Below Belly Button and Massive Rippling, Will This Smooth Out?

Tummy tuck

If your surgery was in the past few weeks then what you are experiencing is quite normal. The "rippling" and other irregularities usually smoothen out with time. Patience is important. Try to stay as emotionally even keeled as possible and continue follow up with your surgeon to rule out complications and for re-assurance. Best Wishes.

Tom J. Pousti, MD
San Diego Plastic Surgeon

www.poustiplasticsurgery.com

Tummy Tuck Revision

How long has it been since your surgery. I suspect it is only been a few weeks in which case I am sure things will improve over the next several months so I would ask you to been patient. As to you having a seroma, it is difficult to tell without examining you.

Richard Linderman, MD
Indianapolis Plastic Surgeon

Post-tummy tuck troubles.

You may have a seroma, as others have indicated. Aspiration with a needle is the treatment, and it should not be delayed, and may need to be repeated every few days. If the volume of aspirate does not go down fairly quickly, a drain may need to be (re)inserted. If you or your surgeon choose to ignore this (assuming there IS a seroma), the pseudobursa that results from prolonged undrained seroma must be removed via another operation. But that's probably not an issue here, since you... more

Richard H. Tholen, MD, FACS
Minneapolis Plastic Surgeon

www.mpsmn.com

Tummy tuck scar

I am not sure how long ago your surgery was, but it seems recent. You may have a seroma or if your muscle was not repaired, you may still have a lower abdominal bulge. I do not like the amount or pattern of gathering in skin incision clousre-that is why your incision has those long diagonal lines running from it. See your surgeon regularly and communicate your concerns.

Vishnu Rumalla, MD
Dallas Plastic Surgeon

Concerns about outcome of a tummy tuck

Though you didn't cite how long ago your abdominoplasty was performed, it appears that it was fairly recently. Regarding your belly button, the photos seem to indicate a partial loss of tissue. An examination could better determine its status and the long term prognosis regarding appearance. With regard to the irregularities of the abdominal skin, they will most probably persist though may improve slightly with time. It appears that they were caused to a significant extent by your... more

Steven Turkeltaub, MD
Scottsdale Plastic Surgeon

www.turkeltaub.com

Rippling after tummy tuck

Don't freak out! It looks like your surgery was fairly recent, like within the past few weeks. If so, you might have a seroma in your lower abdomen. This is a collection of fluid that is trapped. It does not mean that you have any infection but it should be removedas soon as possible. Just get in to see you surgeon sometime this week to have it checked. If it is a seroma than it can be removed with a skinny needle (called aspiration). Sometimes they can be stubborn and you might need it... more

Ronald Schuster, MD
Baltimore Plastic Surgeon

www.drschuster.com