Hip Bulge on One Side

Hi I had a TT almost 3 months ago and have a bulge on one hip just above my incision. It makes me look really unsymetrical as the bulge is large so my hips look really different in shape. I am so disappointed. I have had a revision to this area and even though the scar has been straightened out, the bulge is still there sticking out. What do you think would be the best course of action to remove it? I'm feeling really disappointed with the whole process as the revision hasn't worked either.

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Hip bulge

A hip bulge after a tummy tuck may be residual fat or skin and even swelling after surgery. Without photos I could not be sure.

Steven Wallach, MD

12 reviews

Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Tummy tuck outcome: managing expectations

The bulges can be due to several different causes. One of thesemay be persistently lax or redundant skin and you really need an extended tummy tuck or circumferential belt lipectomy. Another can be associated with scoliosis and asymmetric positioning of the hips. There are a variety of causes and I am sure that you must have recieved some benefits from the full tummy tuck which generally does not treat the hips; this requires a thigh or buttock dermolipectomy. see video

Otto Joseph Placik, MD

32 reviews

Chicago Plastic Surgeon

Post-Tummy Tuck Bulge

A bulge after a Tummy Tuck procedure could be fluid under the skin that needs to be aspirated. I would give it some more time to heal since it's only been 3 months and full results can take up to a year.

Bulge after Tummy Tuck

Without an exam, it is hard to say why you have this area of fullness. It could be related to some preexisting anatomic asymmetry you had before surgery, it could be swelling, scar tissue, or a localized bulging of the muscle there, a fatty deposit, etx. It may or may not be correctable. I would go by the advice of your plastic surgeon. Sometimes just waiting after surgery improves the situation. I have seen swelling from an abdominoplasty take 6 months to 1 yr to resolve. more

Unsatisfactory Tummy Tuck "Dog Ear" and Scar Revision

Without a face to face physical examination much less a photograph there is no ethical way we can begin to answer your question in the mannere it should be answered. Side fullness after a Tummy Tuck is related not so much with what was removed but with what was left behind. We are three dimensional creatures. Unfortunately, a Tummy Tuck addresses only the front of the abdomen. If you have excessive fat on your hips and back with or without skin excess, removing the skin and fat apron... more