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From your description, it appears you have a long tummy tuck scar with two dog ears on the ends. Swelling is very common after this procedure and it is normal to feel like there is a "roll" or hardness all along the length of the incision. Dog ears represent areas of extra skin and many times, these will flatten out in due time. If not, your plastic surgeon can revise these, typically as a minor office procedure. Wait a good 6-9 months to see your final result after the swelling has disappeared...Good luck with your recovery!!
A typical abdominoplasty is a powerful procedure thatoften removes and reposition tissue of the abdominal wall for better contourand aesthetics. After an abdominoplasty, the skin swells from the trauma ofsurgery as fluid collects and the tissues become edematous. This can often leadto small contour irregularities in the early post-operative period. Theseirregularities often settle out as the swelling resolves and the tissuessoften. It will take 3 to 6 months to see a final result. Close follow-up withthe surgeon is essential.
The only way to get rid of loose skin is to surgically remove it. The only ways to lose fat are through diet, exercise or liposuction. Meet with a board certified plastic surgeon in your area for more personalized information. Good luck! Dean Vistnes.
Ideally are done in a 'licensed' operating room but some doctors can do their procedures under local (I can't imagine why anyone does that) and those could be done in the surgeon's surgical suite assuming the sterility is equivalent to an OR. I do such procedures only in the...
With any surgery there can be and usually is a significant fluxes in our hormones. Surgical stress, anxiety and pain can make it worse. Certainly you need a good supports system to help you through this. I would also let your operating plastic surgeon know what is going on, he / she possibly in...