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No Muscle Tightening After Tummy Tuck?

I had a Tummy Tuck about a year ago. My tummy is functionally satisfactory; the apron is gone but cosmetically less so. My flanks bulge and the...

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Exercise to Improve Tummy Tuck Results?

I had a tummy tuck last year in August but my stomach is not as flat as I wanted it. My question is: if I go to the gym and work out, can I get a...

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Indented Scars Left After Tummy Tuck

After tummy tuck for tram flap the tummy scar was very tight, red and itchy. 9 months post op and my PS inject the area with multiple cortisone shots....

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Belly Button Repair After Hernia and Tummy Tuck

It's been a year since I had my tummy tuck and belly button hernia repaired. Although, I'm pretty happy with the overal surgery; I'm...

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Hard Area After Tummy Tuck?

I had a tummy tuck in October of 2009~Now, I have a hardened area 4" long X 1&1/2"wide~~Why is this, & as a result, is it my...

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Permanent Nerve Damage at Hip and Thigh from Tummy Tuck?

Reposting this because I named the wrong nerve in my previous post. I am 1 1/2 yrs out from abdominoplasty to repair upper hernia post pregnancy and...

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Can This Tummy Tuck Nightmare Be Fixed? (photo)

I had a tummy tuck done almost a year ago. I am in horrible pain and swelling everyday. I was a very active woman and I only weighed 125lbs. Now, I...

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I Am 11months 2 Weeks Post-op. My Scar Above the Pubic Area is Still Very Pink.

I am still swelling and have muscle spasms. Is this normal at almost a year post-op?

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I Had Surgery About a Year Ago to Fix a Hernia with Diastasis (Twin Pregnancy)- Now, Have a Build Up Of Fluid. What Do I Do?

Since the surgery/drain removal, I've had reoccuring fluid collections.I've had CT-guided drainage 4x in the last year and then sent home...

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Car Accident 1 Year Following TT- Bulging, Muscle Spasms

I had a tummy tuck a year ago. Three months ago I was rear ended by a car going 55mph. Since then I've had pain and a lot of muscle spasms along...

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