Liposuction and Abdominal Etching Done with Smart Lipo?

I had liposuction done on my upper and lower abdomen as well as abdominal etching with smart lipo triplex. I am two months out and my serratus and first two rows of abs are visible. 1, Are the lower abs and linea alba the last thing to show? I have a lot of scarring where last row of abs should be, dr says if in 3 months it has not improved he will inject area with steroid to break up scar tissue, is this effective? I have been massaging VERY aggressively, has been of marginal help.

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Hi-Def Core Muscles after Smartlipo

After completing a Smartlipo treatment designed to maximize abdominal definition and “etch” the core muscles, it is paramount to begin strength training which focuses on the core muscles: Rectus abdominus, serratus anterior, and external and internal obliques, and transversus abdominus. Working inside a large health and wellness center, I have collaborated with personal trainers to develop a post-Smartlipo core sculpting program, and our data shows that the combination of Hi-definition... more

Liposuction and abdominal etching

Questions like the one you are posing really should be addressed by your surgeon because he would know the best from what he did for you.

Steven Wallach, MD

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davirus32 9 Oct 2012

Dr. thank for the comments, coincidently I was a certified personal trainer and I was tired of not seeing the full results of my hard work and labor. I feel significant scar tissue around the lower abdomen and I am 2.5 months out. the areas with the "hardest scar tissue" are right around the injection site, I am afraid it will never go away. I see the first two rows of abs, however I do not see the linea alba down the middle, and the third row of abs I dont see at all. I am worried. Any other comments?