Is It Possible to Have a Tummy Tuck After Having a Lower Abdominal Resection?

I recently had a sigmoid/rectal resection with a vertical incision of about 3.5" on my lower abdomen. The stapling caused loose skin to be pushed upward, leaving my belly with unsightly bulging of excess skin around the incision, mostly towards the top. Can this be corrected?

Tags:

candidate correction resection

Comment on this

7 Doctor Answers | Asked by heyjude5

Doctor Answers (7)
Community Comments (0)

Tummy tuck after lower excision

Hi, without photographs or physical examination it is tough to say for sure, but it is possible to have a tummy tuck after previous skin resection depending on the residual laxity and skin excess. your best bet is to get examined by a board certified plastic surgeon and discuss your options.

Yes, it is possible to have a tummy tuck after you are well-healed from a low anterior resection.

Thank you for your question. Yes, it is possible to have a tummy tuck after you are well-healed from a low anterior resection. To be sure, see two or more board-certified plastic surgeons in your area for an evaluation to make sure that you are a candidate and that it is safe for you to have surgery. I hope this helps.

Abdominoplasty after sigmoid colon surgery

As indicated by others, a photo would be helpful and in-person consultation very important, but I suspect you could have abdominoplasty if you have a significant amount of loose and redundant lower abdominal skin. Of course you need to have the correct reason for wanting surgery, get medical clearance first, and overall be a good candidate for surgery. Best of luck to you.

Tummy Tuck after Colon Surgery?

Thank you for the question. It is not possible to give you precise advice without direct examination and a full communication of your concerns/goals. However, generally speaking, it is possible to have tummy tuck surgery done after low abdominal resection surgery. Again, whether or not you are a good candidate for this operation versus a different recommendation will depend on your physical examination. I would suggest in person consultation with well experienced board-certified... more

Tummy tuck after colon resection

Additional information would be helpful, such as the reason for the surgery. In terms of health concerns, you must be medically cleared for surgery with blood values within normal limits. You should allow yourself to heal from the surgery before assessing whether to undergo abdominoplasty. If the issue is poor closure technique, then scar revision may be possible but this would be pure speculation in the absence of photos.

Maybe

Without photos it's difficult to say. Seek consultation with a board certified plastic surgeon and let them evaluate you in person.

Tummy tuck after colon surgery??

Without photos and bit more clinical information, any answer will be "incomplete" Depending on how "recent" your surgery was, you would do well to have patience. If we are talking a few weeks, it is quite likely that by three months there will no longer be a problem. We don't know the reason for the resection, but any related therapy you may need will have priority over a tummy tuck. Among other things, tummy tucks are designed to... more