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Is This a Normal Result of Full TT? Vertical Scar and Loose Skin

asked 10 months ago by Tony99 in Philadelphia, PA
Latest answer by Robert M. Grenley, MD
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Tags: 3 months post-op, loose skin, normal, vertical scar

It has been almost 3 months since my surgery - full TT. I was told by 3 surgeons, including the one who did my TT, that I should expect small t-scar (less than 2sm - he said). I woke up to 2 inches scar right under my navel. In addition I have loose skin on top. Blood supply issue - was his explanation, however, he did lipo on upper abs after shaping new navel. is this normal? I'm reading lipo can contribute to blood supply issues. Later he said I was so tight he could not pull more. Opinions?

2 answers to Is This a Normal Result of Full TT? Vertical Scar and Loose Skin

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Vertical scar and loose skin after tummy tuck

Is there a reason you are not showing a horizontal scar down under your underwear line? If you do not have one, if you only have the vertical scar you showed, then I am not sure what procedure you had, but it is no full tummy tuck that I have ever heard of. Let's assume that you indeed have a horizontal scar down there that you are not showing...then you could have had a full tummy tuck, and the vertical scar is from closing the old belly button hole that moved down. Sometimes the closure... more
Robert M. Grenley, MD

Seattle Plastic Surgeon
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Tummy Tuck Scars Loose Skin

Sorry but I am very confused. You state you had a full tummy tuck but I do not see a horizontal scar. I only see a scar around your belly button and the vertical scar from your belly button down toward your pubic area but the scar stops. Unless you have a horizontal scar I cannot see, you did not have a "full" tummy tuck.
Albert Dabbah, MD

Boca Raton Plastic Surgeon

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