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Tummy Tuck
Plastic Surgery

What it is: a surgical procedure to correct the apron of excess skin hanging over your abdomen.

What it addresses:

- excess or sagging abdominal skin

- an abdomen that protrudes and is out of proportion to the rest of your body

- abdominal muscles that have been separated and weakened

- excess fatty tissue that is concentrated in your abdomen

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Tummy tuck revision - does the patient have to pay for the costs of revisional surgery?

When a plastic surgery (abdominoplasty) revision is necessary, does the patient have to pay?

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August 6, 2008

Tummy tuck revisions are rare

Richard P. Rand, MD
Richard P. Rand, MD
Board Certified
Plastic Surgeon

Revisions after tummy tucks should be rare. Occasionally a tiny dog ear at the corner of the incision needs to be repaired and this is usually at no charge. Charges, however, are at the discretion of your surgeon.

In general, if the result is something that falls short of what your surgeon anticipated and you followed all appropriate post-op instructions, a revision will usually be done at no charge. If the result is somewhat less than hoped for but it is because of the patient's body, revisions might be offerred at cost. If the patient wants more than that, but the surgeon feels that result is otherwise good, there may be more charges involved.

Again, revisions are rare and charges are up to the doctor.

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August 1, 2008

Should the patient pay for revisions?

Steven Wallach, MD
Steven Wallach, MD
Board Certified
Plastic Surgeon

This is dependent upon the surgeon.

Common practice is that if a revision is performed within 1 yr of surgery, many physicians will waive their surgical fee and only charge for the facility: to pay the anesthesiologist, nursing staff, and for supplies.

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