Lower stomach protruding - Has my muscle repair come undone? (photos)

Hello, a CT scan would help with determining if there is muscle diastasis/separation, although from the photographs it seems that your result is very good. I wish you the best of luck. Vasileios Vasilakis, MD. Double board-certified, fellowship-trained plastic surgeon, Houston. TX.

Dear bigblueyes76,
I understand your concern. However, without a proper assessment, it would be difficult to determine what went wrong. It is best that you visit your plastic surgeon for further assessment or ask for a second opinion. Only after a thorough examination, you can get proper recommendations and advice.
Daniel Barrett, MD
Certified, American Board of Plastic Surgery
Member, American Society of Plastic Surgery
Member, American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

Thank you for sharing your question and photograph and it looks like you have an excellent outcome. It appears from photographs that your degree of protrusion is normal but definitely finding out whether the repair has come undone would be difficult unless a true diastasis redeveloped in which case a CT scan could help confirm.

From your photos it appears you have a good result from your tummy tuck. It doesn't appear that the muscle repair has failed from your photos. A CT should be able to confirm if that occurred. It can take up to a year after your tummy tuck to see your final results.