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Should I have another Tummy Tuck or get a skin graft? (photos)

Dimples1975Feb 19, 2015
i had a tummy tuck about 11 years ago and when I got back to my country 2 weeks after my surgery I slip and fell in the bathtub leaving me with a scar that I hate to see. I also used bleaching cream for my skin and the stretch marks came back. I would love to have another tummy tuck if possible if not skin graft please help. Thanks

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