Weight Distribution After Tummy Tuck

has your weight changed since your tummy tuck 3 years ago?

Hi, Yes I am experiencing the same problem. My inner thighs are just getting bigger not matter what I do, they just wobble it looks awful. Also my legs from hip to knees are also larger really wobbly. Can anyone help us shed some light on this problem, is there something we can do. Did you find any solutions????

Hi Kim, I have found out some info which explained a few things. Firstly I have now been told that it takes up to 5 years for our lymphatics to get back to normal as when you have a ttuck the lymphatic drainage is interupted and has to find a new route to take (no one told me this) which is why we can carry a lot of "fluid" for years. As for the fat problem, I am told that after a ttuck the fat has to find new places to go as the stomach is blocking any new fat there. So it goes to our hips as in muffin top, our butt and yes the inner thighs as it is easier for fat the accumulate at lower levels now becaus the tummy has been completely closed off to a lymphatic drainage and fat collection. As for lipo, I too enquired, after being told that I could be left with droopy yes droopy skin and that I may require 5,000 worth of anti cellulite massage on top of the lip suction I walked out in utter shock. These are all the things I was not told. As for your question did I gain weight well 10 after surgery when I was home I noticed underwear no longer fit, and as time went on and I mean a few months my butt grew first and I found my old clothes were too small, then starting January this year is when my inner thighs took on a life of there own. I dont know about you but I was not told to get lymphatic massages regularly, I was not told that a ttuck should also coincide with lipo on the hips a butt area to stop accumulation. So what should have happened was TTuck, followed by lipo, followed by lymphatic massages and had I done all of this well I would have got the result that I had expected. Sorry for the long explanation but I hope you find this helpful. Let me know if you come across anything. My tt was done March 2008 Rose

Hi Kim Yes my weight went up 5 kilos after ttuck with a 6 month period. I now go to a gym regulary and am starting to drop weight but inner thighs are the same.

I flunctuate between 5-8 lbs depending on the time of the month. I guess those 5-8 lbs are just accumulating on the inner thighs and even though I drop them immediately, the fat doesn't go away from that area. I have exercised and exercised with no such luck, so it still remains. RosemarieK -- I wasn't told anything about what I should have done after the TT, so didn't get lipo and then lymphatic massges. Maybe if I was told, I could have prevented this problem from ever happening.