Tummy Tuck: Q&A

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Can I Tighten my Loose Abdominal Skin Without Surgery? (photo)

I am 18 years old, and about a year ago I lost 75 pounds in 9 months. I have a bit of loose skin around my ab area but it doesn't seem to be too...

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Loose Skin, Muscle Separation or Fat? What is Wrong with my Tummy?

I gave birth a year and a half ago. I gained over 60 pounds with my son and he was a 9 lb baby. Since then, I've lost all the weight plus some but...

12 doctor answers

Protruding Xiphoid Process After Tummy Tuck

I am currently 27 yrs. old and in 2007 I weighed 325. After 1.5 yrs. I lost 145 lbs. I decided to have a full abdominplasty w/ abdominal plication on...

1 doctor answer

Skin Donation After Tummy Tuck?

After bariatric surgery, there is a lot of excess skin that will need to be removed via Tummy Tuck. Can one donate this skin to a burn victim? I heard...

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55lb Weight Loss on HCG Diet - Am I a Good Candidate for Tummy Tuck?

I am 5'2 & 185lbs. I lost 55+lbs on the HCG diet since 11/2010. Have a huge appendectomy scar (done in the 1990s) as well as 2 cesarean scar....

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Will Abdominoplasty/panniculectomy Eliminate the Fullness at the Pubic Mound After Massive Weight Loss?

I am a post bariatric surgury patient. In August of 2008, I had Rouxen-Y Gastric Bypass. I have reached my goal weight with the loss of 150+ pounds....

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Vertical Scar for a Skin-Only Tummy Tuck?

Had a tummy tuck 2 weeks ago(skin-only) At post-op appt,I noticed that standing up I had a flat stomach with a little pooching around belly button,...

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Should I Have a Tummy Tuck Now if I Plan to Have Children?

26 Years Old Black Woman with No Children Considering a Tummy Tuck After Weight Loss I am considering a tummy tuck after losing 80 lbs with the...

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Should I Get a Tummy Tuck? (photo)

I lost about 140 lbs through exercise and dieting. I had been obese since I was about 8 years old. I weigh about 160 lbs now and have maintained it...

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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....