Is it Normal To Look Pregnant 3-4 Months Post Tummy Tuck?

No it really should not be looking like that....But..I have seen patients that have such a curve to their lower back (sway back or lumbar lordosis) that no amount of sutures can overcome their poor posture...If that is not the case then you should see your surgeon as to his/her opinion...An ultrasound is inexpensive and can rule out a seroma or not....

Whereas there is a little residual swelling several months after a tummy tuck (abdominoplasty), looking pregnant is not a good sign.  Most patients look flat and are at full activity 3 months after the operation.

Swelling after a tummy tuck is normal, but if you have a significant amount of swelling you may have a fluid collection that can be treated by your plastic surgeon.

Hi, it is not normal to look pregnant months after a tummy tuck, please follow up with your surgeon to make sure you dont have a fluid collection or disruption of the muscle repair.

do you mean that you have a swollen belly or that you're literally pregnant, please give more details than those to assess your case better.

While some swelling is normal after a tummy tuck, you seem to have fluid collection which can be treated by your plastic surgeon. Contact your surgeon, and request your surgeon to evaluate you.

Hello,

A gradual increase in swelling that is significant after a tummy tuck should be investigated as there might be a correctable cause.  If you are indeed not pregnant an have not gained weight, the two most common causes of this is often either a seroma or a pseudobursa.  A combination of your history and physical examination should shed some light on this.  A seroma should be repeatedly drained until it no longer collects while a pseudobursa often will require removal via a complete abdominoplasty revision.

 

All the best,

Dr Remus Repta

In general, in 3-4 months after tummy tuck you should see the good results of the surgery and not to look pregnant. Having said that, you still have to talk to your plastic surgeon about the results. In some patient were the muscle was not plicated in the midline  will see a bulge in the lower abdomen around that time from surgery. 

It isn't normal to look pregnant at 3-4 months postop. The question is what is going on and, unfortunately, you haven't provided any information as to your postop course of healing, whether there were complications or serums, and if you did something to precipitate damage to the muscle repair. You should see your plastic surgeon in followup.

A well done Tummy Tuck in a good candidate which suffers no surgical complications commonly yield a flat tummy. Appearing pregnant after surgery, much less 4 months after surgery, suggestsyou may have suffered a complication ( such as a fluid collection (seroma) and or disruption of the muscle repair.

You should see your Plastic surgeon and have him examine you.

Peterf A Aldea, MD
Memphis, TN