“Is It Safe to Have Tattoo Removal on the Tummy Tuck Area?”

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Spent: $6,500 in North Carolina

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Updated 6 Jul 2009

Posted 6 Jul 2009

Had a tummy tuck to remove excess/loose skin resulting from weight loss as a adolescent. Also had some stretch marks over lower abdomen.

How safe is it to get laser tattoo removal on the abdominal skin after a tummy tuck? Should you wait a year or more, until everything is completely healed, before you have it done? Also, are there any special considerations for tattoos that surround the new belly button created by abdominoplasty? Thanks.

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Good attention to detail, and he wants you to get the best result possible for your body type and individual situation.

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sheri83 19 Sep 2009

hi can you tell me what your price included , im wanting to get a tummy tuck and looking for a good doc around fayetteville nc, also did you have tt w/ mr or just full tt? thank you for any info .sheri

tummytuck09 21 Sep 2009

Hi Sheri. My procedure was just a full TT with no MR (never had children, so my abdominal muscles were not streched out, just some loose skin from significant weight loss as a teenager). I did have a full TT however, not a mint-tuck. My surgeon excised the redundant skin and created a new belly button. I would definitely recommend my surgeon, and I found that he is very reasonable and well-worth the money for the individualized attention he gives you. I was wanting a mini-tuck at first, but he knew from experience that I would get a less than desirable result if I did not go ahead and opt for the full TT... he probably saved me a lot of grief by convincing me that a full TT would give me the results I was looking for when some other doctors would have just gone ahead and done the mini-tuck (which would mean less work for them) just because that was what I thought I wanted... Overall, I think you need to go with a sugeon who has your best interests in mind, and wants to see you happy with the results above anything else. ...Just my two cents :) Good luck!

sheri83 22 Sep 2009

thank you very much for the info i saw your dr's before and afters on his website they look pretty good , i think i will probably schedule a consult with him ( i dont even know if i need mr either i hope not it would cost less if i dont lol!! ) thank you

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