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6 Weeks Post Tummy Tuck: Still Swollen and Wrinkled

asked 1 year ago by redhead94
Latest answer by Tom J. Pousti, MD
Question viewed 1,499 times
Tags: abdomen, wrinkles, female, 1 month post-op, revision, swelling, tightening

i am 6 weeks out from a modified tt and mr. modified because i kept my bb. i look like i need a tt more than before the surgery and wish i could of got a new bb in order to pull my upper ab skin tighter. i hate the wrinkles in my upper abs. why do you think i look full and should i of had a full tt? before pics are on my other question...computer wouldnt take all of them.

8 answers to 6 Weeks Post Tummy Tuck: Still Swollen and Wrinkled

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Mini tummy tuck vs. full tummy tuck

You may a candidate to convert your mini tummy tuck to a full tummy tuck, or to remove additional lower abdominal skin and fat and tighten the entire deep layer. Either would be preferable to a mini tuck. Mini tucks are very much overmarketed, just as are mini facelifts.
Brent Moelleken, MD

Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon

www.drbrent.com

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Another example of why mini tummy tucks should be rare

Unfortunately, either your surgeon talked you into a miniTT or you talked him/her into one but either way it was the wrong choice as it almost always is.  Any problems above the belly button with muscle laxity or skin excess will NOT be touched by a mini.  You will now need to go through the full TT which by now you would have recovered from if it had only been done in the first place. The whole world wants mini's (TT, facelift, breast lift etc) but you can't cheat... more
Richard P. Rand, MD, FACS

Seattle Plastic Surgeon
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Tummy Tuck Results?

It is too early to evaluate results of your surgery ( 6 weeks postop). if you are displeased with the results of surgery at the one-year post mark it is possible that you would have benefited more from a full tummy tuck procedure. Generally, the mini tummy talk or “modified” tummy tuck are operations that produce limited results and are rarely indicated. These operations may involve shorter incisions but do not address the... more
Tom J. Pousti, MD

San Diego Plastic Surgeon

www.poustiplasticsurgery.com

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Mini tummy tuck usually equals a mini result

Although there are patients who are candidates for a mini-tummy tuck, for the most part this operation has limited indications. Mini-tummy tucks really only produce the desired effect on a select group of women who have a small amount of lower abdominal skin laxity and a fairly highly positioned umbilicus. Further, proper candidates must have fairly good abdominal tone pre-operatively since it is very difficult to tighten the entire abdomen with this operation. Unfortunately, most women do... more
Kevin Brenner, MD

Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon
+1

6 Weeks Post Tummy Tuck: Still Swollen and Wrinkled

It appears that you had indications for an abdominoplasty and not its "mini" version. Dr. Aldea's and Dr. Rand's comments are on target.
Stephan Baker, MD

Miami Plastic Surgeon
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Tummy tuck

I unfortunately agree with the other docs that your PS appears to have chosen your procedure incorrectly. Very few patients acutally need a mini tummy tuck.  Most patients are best served by a full tummy tuck and some liposuction.
Delio Ortegon, MD

San Antonio Plastic Surgeon

www.sacs-sa.com

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6 Weeks Post Tummy Tuck: Still Swollen and Wrinkled

I also agree with Drs. Rand & Aldea. Wrong choice in operation for your pre operative issues. Sorry but you need second opinions in person to see if additional surgery can help. From MIAMI 
Darryl J. Blinski, MD

Miami Plastic Surgeon
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Consequences of having a MINI-Tummy Tuck when you should have had a FULL Tummy Tuck

To best advise you, I would have to see BOTH your Before as well as your After photos (which you posted). It appears you had the wrong operation. Unfortunately, we see this all the time. Our patients insist and/or are talked into have MINI operations (Facelifts, Tummy Tuck, Liposuction) BELIEVING their results would match those of the full scale procedures. This rarely happens and the vast majority are disappointed. In your case, the excess skin above the belly button should have... more
Peter A. Aldea, MD

Memphis Plastic Surgeon

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