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Tummy Tuck Thickness

asked 1 year ago by Oconee in Oconee, SC
Latest answer by Otto Joseph Placik, MD
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Tags: female, scar tissue

How long does it take for the thickness in the scar area to disappear as well as all feeling to return after a tummy tuck. It has been 7 weeks now since I had the tummy tuck.

6 answers to Tummy Tuck Thickness

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One year of healing time for incisions.

It can take up to a year in some cases before your incisions after a tummy tuck look better and feel normal. see video
Otto Joseph Placik, MD

Chicago Plastic Surgeon
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Thick scar

 If you are seven years out from a tummy tuck then the scar will not improve.  It sounds like its a hypertrophic scar, not a keloid but a hypertrophic one.  This means that the scar grows beyond the limits of the incision and it can develop because of excess tension on the wound.  Often I'll treat my plastic surgery scars with silicone sheeting or steroid injections if they turn like yours does.  At this point you'll need a scar revision if it's truly... more
Ricardo A. Meade, MD

Dallas Plastic Surgeon

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Tummy Tuck Thickness

From a few weeks to a year is the range for scar softening. Go discuss with your PS. From MIAMI Dr. Darryl J. Blinski
Darryl J. Blinski, MD

Miami Plastic Surgeon
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Tummy tuck scars, the true answer!

Tummy tuck scars are different from patient to patient.  Some patients heal with very little scarring from the get go. Some other people develop thick rope like scars and that usually starts a month or two after the procedure and it takes a while to go away, as much as two years depending on the quality of healing of that individual. So there is not one answer to this question.  I have seen that most scars will fade in a year to 18 months.  If the... more
Juan A. Brou, MD

Oklahoma City Plastic Surgeon
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Post-op tummy tuck

Youa re very early inthe recovery phase and usually the scars are their "angriest and firmest" at this point. Give them more time to heal ( at least a year).  Numbness may persist as well for several months.
Steven Wallach, MD

Manhattan Plastic Surgeon
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Return of feeling and scar improvement after a tummy tuck

It may take a year or longer for all feeling to return to your abdomen, but in many cases it returns to normal in a few months. The scars improve in 3 to 6 months but can take 1 to 2 years to see the final result. Ask your plastic surgeon if using silicone gel sheets would be good for you to improve the scars.
Karol A. Gutowski, MD

Chicago Plastic Surgeon

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