Vertical skin bunching after Tummy tuck

I'm 3 days post Tummy tuck. Will this vertical bunching up of my skin after Tummy tuck go away? Doctor said it happened because he had to pull muscles together so tight due to severe separation of muscles.

Vertical skin bunching after Tummy tuck
3 answers to “Vertical skin bunching after Tummy tuck”

A: Vertical bunching after Tummy Tuck will likely need revision

Kevin Brenner, MD

If this bunching does not completely flatten out over the next few months (I suspect that it will not), you will probably require revision of your tummy tuck. Your surgeon is correct about the bunching resulting from the underlying muscle tightening. Although that was likely corrected very well, the overlying... more

A: Probably will need some adjustment to get rid of "Bunching"

G. Gregory Gallico III, MD

It is very important for the surgeon to tighten the muscles as your surgeon has. However, he/she may need to separate the fat and skin from the muscle to the sides more so that the bunching is reduced.

A: Skin bunching after Tummy Tuck will improve with time

Mitchel Krieger, MD

I expect that the vertical bunching will improve with time, but it is difficult to say if it will resolve completely. It appears that you have a vertical scar from an old procedure, causing some tethering in the mid-abdomen. I will often revise these scars at the time of surgery to allow the tissues... more

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TATA3
4 posts
18 Apr 2009

what type of local revisions? i dont have a vertical scar that's how the skin ended up looking after the surgery, i'm seeing another dr. because my dr feels its all normal and it will correct it self

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