Tummy Tuck: Q&A
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Will Full Tummy Tuck Affect my Tattoos?
I have a tattoo on my ribs right under my chest and one on the right side of my lower back that ends on my right hip. I have lost a lot of weight recently and have been doing very intense cardio and core strengthening workouts.. I can not tighten up my middle any more so I have decided on a tummy tuck but I'm concerned about how it will affect my body art.
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dav 8676
in Akron, OH
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Tummy Tuck and Tattoos
A tummy tuck procedure will likely not affect the tattoo under your ribcage. It may slightly reposition it lower or stretch is. The tattoo in your hip area could be affected depending on its exact location. Please visit with a board certified plastic surgeon to learn more about your options.
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Potential Tattoo Shifting with Tummy Tuck
Regarding: "Will Full Tummy Tuck Affect my Tattoos?
I have a tattoo on my ribs right under my chest and one on the right side of my lower back that ends on my right hip. I have lost a lot of weight recently and have been doing very intense cardio and core strengthening workouts.. I can not tighten up my middle any more so I have decided on a tummy tuck but I'm concerned about how it will affect my body art."
The closer the tattoos are to the belly button, the more...
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Tummy tuck and tattosos
If it is located onyour rib cage then it is not likely to move much other than to be slighlty lowered on your abdomen.
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Tummy tuck and tattoos
It is unlikely that a full tummy tuck will impact your upper abdominal tattoo except for perhaps stretching it out. On the other hand, the one on the hip depending upon its exact location may be partially or completely removed. It can always be touched up.
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Tummy tuck
Without seeing any photos, it is difficult to say. If the tattoos are in the area of the tummy tuck, then it would be affected.
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Tummy Tuck and Tattoos
Thank you for the question.
Without having the luxury of seeing your pre-operative photos, it is difficult to predict. In general, you can expect you tattoos to move, or be partially-to-completely lost if they are located in the infra-umbilical (under the belly button) region during a tummy tuck.
Best of luck !
Glenn Vallecillos, MD, FACS
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Surgery and Body Art
Congratulations on your weight loss!!. Tummy tuck will improve your skin and it may affect your body art. This depends on the placement of your incision and how much lax skin in removed. The body art on your chest will likely be unaffected. Discuss this with your plastic surgeon.
Dr. ES
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Tattoos and tummy tuck
Yes, the tummy tuck will change them somewhat. If you are more concerned about the tattoos than the new shape the tummy tuck will give you, then don't have the surgery. There is no way to predict or guarantee how tattoos will look after any surgery.
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Will Full Tummy Tuck Affect my Tattoos?
Without a posted photo my GUESS is YES!, But you can see your chosen Plastic Surgeon to discuss in detail. From MIAMI Dr. Darryl J. Blinski
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Tattoos and Tummy Tucks
Whether or not a tattoo will be altered due to surgery depends on the size and location of the tattoo, the degree of skin laxity, and the amount and direction of pull needed to achieve your results. If your chest tattoo is very large or your skin is very loose it may be altered, otherwise you should be ok. Ultimately, you may need to make a decision between the tattoos and surgical results.
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