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Is it possible to have liposuction and/or tummy tuck on a patient with a lumboperitoneal shunt?

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lsmith2616Jul 2, 2017

Shunt procedure was done Dec 2015. I've recently lost 55lbs.

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Richard G. Reish, MD, FACS

Hello and thank you for your question.  The best advice you can receive is from an in-person consultation.  There may be a better option such as another type of tummy tuck.  In order to make this decision, your skin laxity must be assessed with an in-person examination, as you may be tight in ...

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R. Brannon Claytor, MD, FACS

The tummy tuck procedure involves trans locating the belly button by keeping it attached to its native location on the abdominal wall and moving the overlying flap on top of it and then delivering the bellybutton through the abdominal flap when the wound is closed. Efforts are made to create t...

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Vincent N. Zubowicz, MD

In my practice I commonly will give patients a financial break if they have had surgery with me before. This is completely discretionary on my part. I certainly wouldn't hesitate to ask your surgeon's business manager.

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Christian Subbio, MD

Insurance won't cover cosmetic procedures. Once in a while they will cover the removal of skin and fat (different procedure than a tummy tuck) if the skin hangs below the pubic bone and there are documented incidences of infection and skin breakdown. Keep up the good work, and maybe employ the ...

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Lisa J. Peters, MD

Many surgeons make a distinction between a "regular" tummy tuck and an "extended" tummy tuck, though I don't typically differentiate between the two.  Either of these procedures address the loose skin of the front of the abdomen.  The more loose skin is present, the longer the scar needs to be t...

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Ricardo L. Rodriguez, MD

Although tummy tuck surgery can be performed under either IV or General Anesthesia, I prefer the use of IV anesthesia (administered by board certified Anesthesiologists) because patients experience much less nausea and a quicker recovery. A ‘tumescent solution’ numbs the area, the tissues will b...

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