I'd recommend a tummy tuck to remove your scar. Please see the patient 2 minutes into my video. She had a vertical scar under her belly button similar to yours, and we removed it with a tummy tuck. (It is not really being removed, but rather traded into a new location that is easier to... more
Tummy Tuck or scar revision for c section scar?
I have two children and my first child was an emergency c-section due to placenta privia and I got a vertical c-section as well as for my second child.
2 yrs had passed and I have been exercising for 3 months now everyday and still can't get rid of the pouch. I'm not fat and I don't have alot of belly but my question is can I get a bikini Tummy tuck without all the large scars from hip to hip or would a scar revision be better if I want the scar on the bottom be like a horizontal c section?
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8 answers to “Tummy Tuck or scar revision for c...”A: Liposuction and scar revision
By your picture it appears that you have good skin tone with a darker skin color. Although it's difficult to truly appreciate the scar it does appear widened and hyperpigmented. In addition you do have some extra fat of the abdomen and lower abdominal protrusion "the pooch." I think you... more
A: No tummy tuck scar revision possible but there are risks
You look excellent! You do not need a tummy tuck and another scar!Vertical scar revision is possible but there is always a chance that the new scar will not heal well even if done by a plastic surgeon.A complex but very nice scar correction of a vertical c-section scar is pictured here. This scar was depressed... more
A: To make an omlette
Congratulations on your children, and your good work in the gym. You look great! Now for the scar issue. I see this quite a bit, and your scar is actually not that bad. That said, the quality of a scar depends on how it is made, and how it is oriented regarding natural skin wrinkles. ... more
A: Tummy Tuck vs. Scar Revision
I would look at it this way, the reason to have a tummy tuck would be to remove your stretch marks and to help flatten your abdomen. The removal of the vertical scar is possible at the expense of a horizontal incision along the same area of your c-section but longer, likely from hip to hip. Othewise I... more
A: Different options and difficult choice
First of all, you need an exam that could change the decision making toward one of the following options of mini tummy tuck and liposuction to address abdominal pouch and abdominal muscle laxity that could be addressed by muscle plication. You will trade that off with a horizontal scar. Second option... more
A: Customized tummy tucks
Many patients fall into the grey zone between a mini tuck (with scar revision) and a full tummy tuck. Their fascia is loose, causing a bulge, Yet they do not want or need a hip to hip incision. For those patients, a Hybrid tummy tuck (TM) may offer a solution: full fascial tightening, revision of the C... more
A: Difficult choice
In general, you do not look like you really need a full tummy tuck and to do one and also remove the vertical scar would require a fairly lengthy horizontal scar, plus a scar around your belly button. You are fairly dark-skinned so it might be a less than perfect scar pigmentation-wise. In revising... more
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