2 years post op Tummy Tuck. Will my belly button ever look normal?

I’m surprised the er doc didn’t refer you either back to your primary care doctor or a specialist such as a neurologist.  If you have a primary care doctor you should definitely seek their advice on this.  You may have a serious condition that needs to be evaluated more thoroughly by a speci...

Make sure to touch base with your surgeon.  Stretch marks are typically improved after a tummy tuck.  It is very unusual to acquire new sketch marks as a result of a tummy tuck.

Hello ang1005, Congratulations on your recent abdominoplasty (tummy tuck) procedure! Every patient is unique and will have different healing processes and deadlines. Temporary pain, soreness, numbness, swelling, bruising and incision discomfort are common after abdominoplasty, but your plastic...

Thank you for sharing your question and photograph. Unfortunately without an in-person examination, it is difficult to offer definite advice.  If this appearance is due to swelling it should resolve spontaneously with time.  If it is a discreet fluid collection then aspiration of the fluid in t...

Your primary care physician’s reluctance to remove your drains is understandable.  For her to do so would require coordination with your surgeon, and she would then be assuming some responsibility for the aftercare related to the tummy tuck.  For example if you developed wound healing p...

During the tummy tuck procedure, the deep fat attachments are separated from the muscles so the skin can be advanced downward more easily.  A large flap of abdominal skin and underlying fat is created during the procedure which is re-draped downward to provide a smooth, flat abdomen.  The degr...