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Protrusion of Stomach After Tummy Tuck

asked 1 year ago by Junebug1986 in San Antonio
Latest answer by Peter A. Aldea, MD
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Tags: stomach, protruding

I am having protrusion of my stomach that goes from the breast crease to the bottom of the belly button, (I protrude the most about 3-4 inches below the breast crease and it gets smaller as you go down my body) it's not a lot but if I were to flip it upside down it would look like I was 4 months pregnant. Could this be because the muscles weren't tightened? I can suck it in and it's very firm. I had my surgery the 21st of June and have had only minor incision complications.

4 answers to Protrusion of Stomach After Tummy Tuck

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A MINI-Tummy Tuck or Poor Tightening of the Upper Abdominal Muscles WILL result in Upper Abdominal Bulging

The ABSOLUTE KEY of a flat tummy after an Abdominoplasty (Tummy Tuck) depends on bringing the split 6 pack (RectusAdbdominis) muscles together AND taking out any slack and stretchiness caused by pregnancy and obesity. A Mini-Tummy Tuck in which only the lower tummy below the belly button is treated can commonly produce bulging in women who had looseness and or splitting of the muscles ABOVE the belly button. Similarly, failure to tighten the upper abdominal muscles in a Full Tummy Tuck... more
Peter A. Aldea, MD

Memphis Plastic Surgeon
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Sounds like you had a mini tummy tuck

You possibly had a miniTT as tightening only the lower muscles will cause the uppers to buldge out.  Check with your doctor to be sure.  You would need a full TT to fix this. 
Richard P. Rand, MD, FACS

Seattle Plastic Surgeon
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Belly protrusion after a tummy tuck

Junebug1986 What you are describing could be because of two reasons.  First, if the upper part of the abdominal muscles was not tightened as much as the lower part (or not at all), then the upper abdomen will appear to be bulging compared to the lower abdomen.  Second, in patients who are very large and have a large tummy tuck, removing the large lower abdomen exposes an upper abdominal protrusion that you never noticed before. Both of these conditions can be treated by... more
Martin Jugenburg, MD

Toronto Plastic Surgeon

www.torontosurgery.ca

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Tummy tuck and muscle repair.

Yes, it could result from not repairing the muscles. Did you have a mini-tummy tuck? Was that part of the plan? Did you rupture the muscle repair? see video
Otto Joseph Placik, MD

Chicago Plastic Surgeon

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