Tummy Tuck: Q&A
Ask a QuestionTummy Tuck Scar Healing Years Later?
I had a tummy tuck 5 years ago. The surgeon did not place a tummy bandage over the surgery afterwards because " the nurse" forgot to order it? He made shift a dressing bandage . It had jagged edges from the tear. It embedded into the incision site. I had to to return 1week later. I had a hole as big as a quarter. It tooks 1 year to heal completely closed. Scar tissue was thick. I never complained. Just been dealing w/it. It is a lot less....still..hurts when I stretch/walk/bend. Will it ever go away? Scar tissue is still felt under the the umbilical area. Does the scar tissue ever breakdown on its own after a tummy tuck?
Does scarring get better after a tummy tuck?
Scar tissue after 5 years may require a scar revision procedure if it is uncomfortable.
It's a little unclear from your description about how...
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