Do You Have to Suck in Your Stomach After Tummy Tuck to Get Good Result?

I had a full TT 6 months ago and find that in order to get the result I wanted (what you see in all the pictures of TTs online) I have to suck in my stomach! Is this right? You can see pictures in a previous question: http://www.realself.com/question/bulging-stomach-weeks-after-tummy-tuck-photos the last photo, the one that looks right, is after sucking in my stomach big time! Those photos were taken 7 weeks post op but not much has changed since. Is this the norm? Do you have to suck in?

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Inadequate results or persistent bulge after a tummy tuck.

Many patients expect that they will have a tummy tuck, and after their surgery they will have a flat abdomen. And for many patients, this does happen. Why do some patients have a persistent bulge after their surgery? The plastic surgeon is only tightening what is there, the skin and usually the fascia. If the fascia is weak, it is weak. A week fascia will be more prone to forming another bulge than a stronger fascia with strong elastic fibers. Ladies who have... more