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2 Years Post-op + Tummy Tuck

Diastasis After Tummy Tuck 2 Years Ago?

After having two children, I had a full tummy tuck 2 years ago to repair my stomach muscles and remove excess skin. After thinking I had an umbilical...

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Hard Lump Under Belly Button 2 Years Post Tummy Tuck, Is it Scar Tissue? (photo)

I have had my tummy tuck about 2 years ago, and still there seems to be a hard lump directly under my belly button. More specifically, the area that...

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Feeling Lump Again After Inguinal Hernia Repair (No Mesh)? (photo)

1 week ago, I got an inguinal hernia repair (no mesh). Yesterday, I felt the hernia lump again. I'm concerned. I had to do some things around the...

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Hard Lump Under Skin Just Below Ribs 2 Years Post Tummy Tuck? (photo)

I have a hard lump in the middle of my abdomen that has been there at least 6 months. I am 2 years post tummy tuck. My surgeon saw it and said he...

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Can a High Scar from Tummy Tuck Be Lowered?

Hi. I had my tummy tuck 2 yrs ago although it has healed fine. The scar is high and I was wondering, can’t it be lowered? And is there a reason that...

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My Doctor Says This is "A Perfectly Well Done Tummy Tuck". What Do You Think? (photo)

Almost 2 years ago I had a full tummy tuck. I was once obese and after I lost a lot of weight (from 308lbs to 187), I decided to do the tummy tuck....

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I Had a Tummy Tuck 2 Years Ago and my Belly Button Area Never Has Healed! Always Oozes, What is the Problem? (photo)

I had the tummy tuck 2 years ago. Area by belly button still raw. Been to many doctors, including dermatoligist. The last time I saw the plastic...

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Red Thick Scar Ring Around Belly Button Nearly 2 Years After TT with Revision. What to Do

I had a mommy makeover with tummy tuck and breast aug nearly 2 years ago. I had a hole in my pelvic incision area that wouldn't go away (with...

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My Dr. Thought I Had an Hernia, but in Reality It Was Diastasis Recti

My doctor thought I had an umbilical hernia, which I never did, now I realize that it was diastsis recti all along and I still have it! But now...

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Mons Pubis Sagging 2 Years After Tummy Tuck?

I am nearly 2 years post op of a tummy tuck and my pubic mons is very saggy,and has been since my op, so much so that when i sit down i have to have a...

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