I had a Tummy Tuck last April and have not been happy with results. I dont feel like my stomach is tight enough and I still have skin. The Dr says I might need another one? Is that even possible for the first one not to take well or is in netglegence of the Dr?
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Ashok Govila, FRCS, MCh, MS - Account Suspended says:
Thanks for the question. It’s hard to imagine how you looked like before and how you look like now and therefore any answer will be futile. I can however notice that after an extended Tummy tuck the expectation to complete for female body building contest is little bit over ambitious and is a r...
Strategies:
Careful incision planning. Sometimes it is possible to avoid incision around the navel, albeit with some compromises.
All the tension of the closure in the fascia, not the skin
Use relatively faster dissolving sutures--Monocryl rather than Maxon in the dermis...