I had a tummy tuck almost 4 years ago. It came out horrible. I have since lost about 30 pounds and everything has gotten smaller except my stomach. Since the tummy tuck and muscle repair my stomach has just looked like a ball. It's so misshapen I don't know if there's any fixing this. I do have more scars now because I did have a colon resection since the tummy tuck. I added pictures of before, after I was healed and then now
posted in dec, this is follow up. muscle repair came undone, 2x happend. 3x tummy tuck. 1 mini 2 full. confirmed CT 2 finger width apart. happened becus PT (no pain) last yr 4 back surgery in aug. gen surgeon said if i fix, needs mesh. heard bad things about mesh. How eff muscle repair w/mesh? Gen Dr says 50/50 eff? Should fix w/gen Dr? Leave alone? Scared scar tissue/myofacial restrictions. My Dr doesn't do mesh, find another plastics? Idk if i can do another incision. Laparoscopically?
13 months ago I had a tummy tuck with muscle repair on turkey. After I come round I was violently sick three times, one of I felt a sharp pop on two of the heaves. I mentioned this to the doctor and he said it was fine. The right side, which is the side that popped, healed months after the left, even coughing felt like a bubble was underneath a section and it was expanding. Today I am healed but the right side muscle is hard and raised from under my rib all the way down.
I had a Mommy makeover done back in the end of May which included a breast lift full tummy tuck with muscle repair. Im wondering if not enough skin was removed during my procedure, because I still seem to have pooling skin near the incision line when I stand and especially when I sit. The skin is very thin in this area and seems as though it shouldve been removed. I also have a bulge up above my bellybutton area that is firm and gets worse as the day progresses. Thoughts?
When having a muscle repair failure and a new onset hernia respaired is this typically done through the TT scar ? Also is the belly button detached? More skin removed ? Are drains typically utilized? Have an upper belly buldge and CT confirmed a hernia and muscle seperation. Ty
I had a tummy tuck with muscle repair 8 months ago, and recovery has been great, expect for now (8 months later) that my belly button is draining a little bit of fluid that doesn't smell that great, im scared!
9 months ago had tummy tuck , it was flat at first up until 8 weeks when i started doing weight training the doctors said ok to train. Since then my belly have stayed big like this and it saggs alot when im bent over
I had a tummy tuck July 2022. My surgeon and I agreed that I needed a complete revision just 3 months post op due to muscle repair failure and extra skin. My question is if it is possible to do liposuction of the stomach and get rid of some of the fat that sticks out now? How would it look to do l lipo on a stomach that also needs a tummy tuck revision? I am not ready to do a tummy tuck revision as it requires 6 long weeks of recovery and I have 3 little ones to take care Of
Hello, I had a tummy tuck with muscle repair 10months ago, I am having a revision as surgeon has agreed he should of done an extended to get the desired outcome however Im not totally flat I do have to tense my muscles for this, is this normal, doctor says muscles will only be flat with exercise? Will doing an extended help tighten loose skin from the front also?
I had an abdominoplasty with MR 9 months ago and began to notice extra skin around 5 months. I was 158 day sx, 155 after and have remained the same weight. I asked my PA and she said i need a revision. When i saw my PS at 6m he said no. Its not skin.Just back fat. I'm going to see him for my 9month. Looking fo opinions and recommendations thank you!