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What Will Happen to my Tattoos After a Tummy Tuck?

I've posted here before and was told a full tummy tuck will probably be most beneficial to me. But what would happen to my feather tattoos? If my...

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Is Tummy Tuck Without Muscle Repair Possible for Weight Loss Patients?

I've lost over 100 lbs. and want to get rid of this extra skin. I also want children. I've read about women who've gotten pregnant after a...

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5 Weeks Post-op Tummy Tuck and I Feel Pouchy Again - Swelling or Stretched Muscles?

I'm Almost 5 Weeks Post Op Tummy Tuck and I Feel Pouchy Again...How Can I Tell That Its Swelling or my Stomach Muscles Pouching? When I use to...

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I'm 8 Days Post TT and Feel Extreme Stretching - Will I Get New Stretch Marks?

I had a full TT with muscle repair 8 days ago. I'm 5'8" and weigh 145 pounds. I am not able to stand up straight and every time I'm...

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Would Stretching in Bed Cause Muscle Repair Damage 14 Days After FTT?

I'm a coupe weeks out from Full TT and I woke up stretching in bed, before I caught myself. It burned and I felt a pulling sensation. I know I...

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Advisable to Work out Before Considering Tummy Tuck?

I have slowly been doing excercises and do not mind working out to lose the post-pregancy bulge before deciding that I need to have some kind of...

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Will Post-tummy Tuck Swelling Stretch my Skin Again?

Hi - I am a 27 year-old female who had a full tummy tuck 6 weeks ago. I am in great physical condition - in fact the dr. didn't need to do fat...

3 doctor answers

Will I Have to Get a Tummy Tuck to Get my Strectched Navel Piercing Removed? (photo)

Will I Have to Get a Tummy Tuck to Get my Strectched Navel Piercing Removed?

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Stretched Skin Above Navel Post-Tummy Tuck - What Can I Do?

I'm 7 weeks postop. My PS said there's maybe a little of swelling left. But the rest will stay as is! He said because I had stretched skin...

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4 Weeks Post-Op TT My Body Involuntarily Stretches, Is this Normal?

I am four weeks post-op tummy tuck. I find that while I am sleeping or when waking up my body involuntarily stretches. Is this Ok?

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