No tightness or pain after tummy tuck and liposuction

Techniques between surgeons differ and post-op day six is still early but usually after a tummy tuck in my San Francisco practice patients notice significantly tighter abdomens.  Generally, it can be quite common for patients to walk slightly bent over secondary to the tightness. You should discuss your... more

After an abdominoplasty and liposuction, your skin should be tight. You definitely should not be able to grab a "handful" of skin. Since I do not know the particulars of your surgery, it is hard to comment with specificity. However, after abdominoplasty, your skin is usually so tight it is hard to stand up... more

Liposuction and abdominoplasty are generic terms to describe methods to remove fat or tighten the abdominal tissue. There are no standards as to how much fat to remove, how much to leave behind, how tight to make the skin, or how loose is too loose. These are all dependent on what a patient desires. Hopefully... more

HI- I agree that it sounds like you may have had a limited operation. I would review with your surgeon exactly what technique was used, and what you should be able to expect as healing and dissipation of swelling occur. There are several variations of the abdominoplasty (I personally perform 4 different tummy... more

The answer to your question is quite simple. You need to talk with your treating surgeon and discuss the procedure with him/her. Obviously, there are many surgical variations of tummy tuck and liposuction. 

Even after a tummy tuck, you should be able to grab a little bit of skin expecially when you are sitting down. I tell patients taht a tumy tuck will not make you so tight that you can bounce a quarter off of your skin.  In fact, if it is too tight, the scar usually spreads.

Patients respond very individually to the pain and disability that typically goes along with Tummy Tuck and Liposuction.  Some patients seem to bounce back sooner than others, with all other factors being the same. It is unusual to have a great deal of excess abdominal skin after an abdominoplasty,... more

Most patients will have some tightness, discomfort, and pain after a tummy tuck with liposuction 6 days prior. This is especially true with a full tummy tuck since the muscle under the skin is tightened. As mentioned, most patients cannot stand fully straight for a few days. Liposuction by itself may not... more

You are clearly concerned that you did not have enough done. And of course, there is no way to tell long distance. Your story is not typical.  Most patients have more discomfort.  And usually , the skin of the abdomen is quite tight after a tummy tuck. But hopefully you picked a surgeon because you... more

You are correct to be concerned. All my patients always complain of being too tight after surgery and not to be able to stand up straight for few days after, due to tightness of abdominal skin. Most likely, you did not have enough skin removed, or you might have had a Mini-tummy Tuck with liposuction, instead... more