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8 weeks post. Need second surgery due to failure of tension closure of hernia. Can tummy tuck be improved at that time? (Photo)

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ascairo80Feb 18, 2019

8 weeks post post op midline scar revision, with ventral hernia closure , right flank lipoma removal and lower scar revision with abdominal flap closure, umbilical float. It was supposed to be a Fleur de Lis, but surgeon did not do it. Tension sutures tore with a new umbilical hernia. Now I have to go back under. I still have quite a bit of vertical loose skin above and around/ below my umbilicus. Can a vertical incision help with the remaining loose skin? Okay with full vertical scar.

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