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Tummy Tuck After Umbilical Hernia Repair with or Without Lipo? Second Opinion For Second Hernia. (photo)

I had an umbilical hernia repaired last year and I now have another hernia right above the previous one. I have decided to have a full tummy tuck with the hernia repair. I’ve consulted with a few plastic surgeons and I am confused because some recommend lipo with the tuck and others said I don’t need it. Advice?

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Lipo vs No Lipo

Nothing takes the place of a good physical exam. Based on your description and photos I would recommend that you have your hernia readdressed first. Then if you are a candidate for abdominoplasty then that procedure can be performed and based on your current photos I would not perform liposuction. Dr. ES

Lipo with tummy tuck? Is it necessary?

You are confused because you rightly understand that if lipo is recommended as "part-of" a tummy tuck it makes no sense to turn fatty tissue into "swiss cheese" by removing some of the fat via liposuction, and then surgically excising it! I doubt, however, that this is what any of your plastic surgical consultants is recommending. Some might recommend liposuction for the upper abdomen, as this area sometimes remains a bit "poochy" even after a good tummy tuck with muscle repair (which... more

Tummy tuck with or without liposuction

The way your question is phrased we can't tell if the liposuction is considered a second procedure, or a part of the tummy tuck. Many of us do use liposuction as a tool during tummy tuck to smooth out the hip or waist, or to smooth the transition over the hip, all included with the tummy tuck procedure. Is is needed? More for some than others though it is a simple step to an improved result when needed. Additional charges are a red flag.

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Liposuction with tummy tuck?

There is only so much one can tell from a photograph. You appear to have a well-healed hernia incision and some roundness or protruberance of your abdomen. There does not appear to be any significant loose or sagging skin, and I don't see a hernia. A good physical exam would determine the presence of a hernia, whether there is a significant diastasis recti (separation of the sit-up muscles), and whether there is a significant amount of subcutaneous tissue or fat... more

Liposuction with Tummy Tuck?

Thank you for the question and pictures. I would not let the different recommendations regarding liposuction surgery confuse and/or stress you. Liposuctioning is just a tool that can be used to improve the contour of the flanks and/or mid abdominal wall area. It is a tool that is commonly used during a variety of body contouring surgery including tummy tuck surgery. I would suggest that you select your plastic surgeon carefully and allow him/her to use whatever tools necessary to... more

Full Tummy Tuck Without Liposuction

The role of liposuction in tummy tucks is largely for reshaping the waistline outside of the effects of the tummy tuck. Based on your photos, I see little benefit to lateral waistline or flank liposuction in your case. In a limited tummy tuck, it can also be used for upper abdominal fat reduction. Given that your are going to have a full tummy tuck, a good choice to have the most assured method of permanent hernia repair, liposuction would not be a useful part of your abdominal... more

Liposuction and tummy tuck and hernia repair

Thank for your question and the photos. I have to say that even with these good photos, clinical examination is required to answer you questions. There is some fullness of the waist and this can be determined more accurately with clinical exam using pinch test. If that is the case then liposuction will improve your outcome. As for the umbilical hernia, again physical exam will help to determine that and if present, it can be treated at the same time.

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