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What is the Process For Someone Getting a Tummy Tuck After Full Abdominal Hysterectomy ?

asked 10 months ago by Bluebetty in Palm Desert, CA
Latest answer by Tom J. Pousti, MD
Question viewed 265 times
Tags: hysterectomy

I am 38 years old, 5' 2", 155 lbs. I recently had a full abdominal hysterectomy - 27 staples from the belly button down. I also have a very old somewhat concave scar from an appendectomy at age 5 which my belly is already hanging over! I can see that I am going to have some hanging skin after the hysterectomy. What is the procedure for someone getting a tummy tuck after a full abdominal hysterectomy?

14 answers to What is the Process For Someone Getting a Tummy Tuck After Full Abdominal Hysterectomy ?

Tummy tuck and hysterectomy

The process would involve consultation and selection of a well-trained/experience board-certified plastic surgeon. The abdominoplasty potentially can be done at the same time as the hysterectomy (if the logistics allow) or at a later date. Previous appendectomy and hysterectomy scars should be removed with the residual transverse abdominoplasty the only scar that remains. Ideally, you'll be at your “baseline weight”, off any nicotine products, and... more

Tom J. Pousti, MD
San Diego Plastic Surgeon

www.poustiplasticsurgery.com

Tummy tuck after hysterectomy

Your first priority should be healing after your recent surgery. As you are recuperating, you can start the process for a tummy tuck which would be consulting with a board certified plastic surgeon to discuss your concerns and evaluate your anatomy and scars. This would be the same whether you have had previous surgery or not. You just should wait long enough after your first surgery before undergoing another one and your surgeon will be able to help you evaluate how long you need to wait.... more

Margaret Skiles, MD
Sacramento Plastic Surgeon

Tummy tuck after hysterectomy

A formal abdominoplasty will most likely remove the vertical scar and the appendectomy scar based on the description you have provided. The abdominoplasty scar will be at the top of the pubic hairline and extend outward within the garment line for a variable distance based on how much skin is removed. I would encourage you to seek consultation with a board certified plastic surgeon to evaluate you and explain the procedure. You will want to wait at least 3 months to allow for... more

Robert W. Kessler, MD
Orange County Plastic Surgeon

www.drrobkessler.com

Tummy Tuck after Hysterectomy

I recommend women wait at least six weeks after a hysterectomy to have a fully abdominoplasty or you can have them done together at the hospital, which is a nice way to have one surgery -- one recovery. Don't think that insurance will help pay for any of the cosmetic abdominoplasty because the surgical billing is separated by procedure and time.

Donna Rich, MD
Houston Plastic Surgeon

Tummy Tuck for Abdominal Scars

A tummy tuck in most patients removes skin from the belly button down to the pubic bone. It also allows for correction of the contour of the abdominal wall and removal of excess fat. Your appendectomy scar and hysterectomy scar will be removed and the overhannging skin will be removed with a tummy tuck. Make sure you consult with a surgeon certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery to get details of how it can be for you.

Mary Lee Peters, MD
Seattle Plastic Surgeon

Tummy Tucks after Hysterectomy

First, allow yourself enough time to recover from your hysterectomy procedure. Use this time to research the board-certified plastic surgeons in your area and set-up your consults. If you have enough lax abdominal tissue-from your description, it sounds like you do-an abdominoplasty should be able to both remove the extra loose skin and tissue and also remove the two scars that concern you so much. The "trade-off" for this will be a horizontal scar that should be... more

Herluf G. Lund, Jr, MD
Saint Louis Plastic Surgeon

www.stlcosmeticsurgery.com

Post hysterectomy deformity

Let yourself heal from your surgery. then I would recommend you seek out a board certified plastic surgeon and discuss the procedure. Usually both of your scars would be removed, depending on the laxity of your skin. The tummy tuck scar would be low down, and therefore hidden in bikini area.

Rick Rosen, MD
Norwalk Plastic Surgeon

Tummy tuck after hysterectomy

Tummy tuck or abdominoplasty usually removes all skin between the belly button(umbilicus) and pubis and repairs the separation of abdominal muscles that is so common after pregnancy. Almost certainly both of the scars you described would be removed and traded for a much less visible horizontal scar very low in the bikini line. In some cases it is even possible to perform a tummy tuck in combination with the hysterectomy if plastic surgeon and gynecologist can work together. more

Stanley G. Poulos, MD
Bay Area Plastic Surgeon

Tummy tuck after hysterectomy

From your description, you would indeed benefit from a tummy tuck and a liposuction to increase the contouring effect of tummy tuck. The depressed appendectomy scar should be removed with the excess skin. An important question is do you have enough skin above your belly button to allow for a standard tummy tuck which will allow for complete removal of the hysterectomy scar. A consultation with your local board certified plastic surgeon should give you your answers. more

Joseph N. Togba, MD
Oakland Plastic Surgeon

Consult with a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon about Tummy Tuck

It is very possible that the vertical hysterectomy scar and appendectomy scar will be removed within the area of extra skin between the pubis and the belly button. Removal of all the skin between these 2 landmarks is part of a Full abdominoplasty. Removal of a portion is a Mini abdominoplasty. A one on one in person consultation with a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon will give you an expert with the training and experience to advise you on what type of abdominoplasty is best... more

David N. Hing, MD
Ann Arbor Plastic Surgeon

Tummy Tuck After Abdominal Hysterectomy

Assuming that you have sufficient excess abdominal skin, you should be able to have a full tummy tuck performed. Both your lower midline scar and your appendectomy scar would be removed with a full tummy tuck. The scars do involve the full thickness of the abdominal wall and will cause the elevation of the abdominal flap to be more difficult. You would likely obtain a better result if you were at, or nearer, your ideal body weight at the time of your tummy tuck. more

John Whitt, MD
Louisville Plastic Surgeon

Tummy Tuck after hysterectomy

Both your hysterectomy and appendectomy scar will be removed by typical abdominoplasty, and replaced by a scar across the lower abdomen, hopefully within the bikini line. The process begins with personal consultation. My recommendation is, once you are healed from the hysterectomy and willing to plan abdominoplasty, to seek a board certified plastic surgeon in your area.

Steve Laverson, MD
San Diego Plastic Surgeon

feelbeautiful.com

Tummy tuck(TT) after hysterectomy

Many times I have worked in conjunction with an OB-GYN doctor and performed a tummy tuck at the same time. If you have already had a hysterectomy, I try and just use the same scar and revise it.

Edward J. Domanskis, MD
Orange County Plastic Surgeon

What is the Process For Someone Getting a Tummy Tuck After Full Abdominal Hysterectomy ?

The "process", find or ask your GYN surgeon for referral to boarded PS in your area. Or seek multiple IN PERSON evaluations from boards PSs in PalmDesert, CA. During your consults you will be examined and shown before and after result photos, the potential candidate, and the operation detail explained. Start with finding a PS.