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Lumps and Tight Area After Tummy Tuck

asked 1 year ago by Nepherim in Home
Latest answer by Otto Joseph Placik, MD
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Tags: lumps, tightness

I had an anchor tummy tuck a little over a month ago, and have a large, hard cluster of lumps in the center of my chest, just over my stomach. My doctor tells me this is where he tightened the muscles. It is very tight and quite uncomfortable. I just want to know if this is normal, and if it will eventually settle down. There was another hard area below my belly button that has relaxed significantly. This area right about my stomach is the one that bothers me the most.

1 answer to Lumps and Tight Area After Tummy Tuck

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Muscle tighthening in tummy tuck (abdominoplasty) can cause a lumpy bumpy feeling

Yes the area in the central poritons of your upper abdomen "the midriff" is th area where muscle tightening has been performed and commonly causes a tight firm lumpy area.
Otto Joseph Placik, MD

Chicago Plastic Surgeon

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