I had a tummy tuck three years ago I am left with a tight scar feeling that it is going to rip every time I stand up straight causing me extreme lower back pain I have to force myself to stand up straight and cannot stay that way for long periods of time I am also left with hard balls in the abdominal area that I have tried to treat with a lymphatic drainage massages and had no relief. is there any way to do a revision and extend the scar so I can stand up straight and not feel so tight?
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Liposuction can be used to enhance and contour your curves, but your surgeon is limited by your anatomy. An in person examination and discussion of your goals is needed to determine if liposuction would get you to results that you'd be happy with or if your anatomy dictates otherwise.
It's difficult to determine what may have occurred without an examination. If you are continuing to have tightness that is uncomfortable a year after surgery you may benefit from physical therapy or guided stretching. See your surgeon for an evaluation for what is recommended for you.
Abdominoplasty scars can be quite complex, ranging from the simple hypertrophic scar to a multiplane inflamed keloid. Pigmentation, discoloration, chronic inflammation, scar visibility can all occur in the short term. We begin each treatment with combination therapy using Yellow broadband BBL,...
