Can muscle repair come undone after tummy tuck? (Photo)

From your photos your results looks great. It is difficult to say without an examination. Best to follow up with your chosen surgeon. 

Your photos look fantastic! Your results from the picture is great. If you feel that you're having unusual bulging after doing sit ups, I would discuss the matter with your surgeon. It certainly is possible, Though rare, to have your muscle repair undone.It is imperative that you seek the advice of a plastic
surgeon who is certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and has
extensive experience in tummy tuck / abdominoplasty.



I wish you the best.



Dr. Gabbay.

It's unlikely but you'll need an in person exam to truly determine what is going on. I would suggest that you schedule an appointment with your surgeon. Best, Dr. Nazarian

Thanks for your inquiry, but without an exam it is hard to comment on the position of your muscles.  Please see your plastic surgeon to be examined and ge the best answer, good luck.  

It would be unlikely for the repair to come undone. You would have notice a great deal of discomfort an a bulge in  your lower abdomen

During a traditional abdominoplasty, the rectus is plicated from the sternal notch (between the ribs, all the way down to the pubis).  Thus, this region should be tightened following surgery.It looks as though your surgery was recent.  It is prudent to give surgery time and have close follow up with your physician.  You can ask your physician at follow up to examine the region where there is possible weakness.  Good luck!

The repair usually ends just above your mons. The area of greatest weakness in divarication is in the middle, around your umbilicus. There is very little need for repair just above the mons as there is very little internal organs that would protrude through here, unlike the middle. Furthermore continuing the plication further down will create a 'dog ear' in the mons. i wound suggest continuing to tone your muscles through core abdominal exercises.Unfortunately, muscle repair can come undone if the stitches cut through or break. But this is very uncommon. A MRI scan will be able to pick up a separation of the repair.

Hi, Allisonh78.Based on your photos, you have a good result from your tummy tuck.If you do feel a gap and see a bulge in the lower abdomen, it is possible that the muscle repair has "come undone."  If this bothers you, you should discuss your concern with your plastic surgeon and find out if the revision is warranted.Best regards.

Dear Allison, Thank you for posting your before and after tummy tuck photos with your question. You appear to have a very nice improvement of your abdominal contour. Although uncommon, the abdominal rectus muscle sutures can become undone. Please return to your Board Certified Plastic Surgeon that performed your tummy tuck procedure so that you can be examined while you do a "sit up." Your plastic surgeon will be able to answer  your question and reassure you. If necessary, your surgeon could repair it and this, of course, would be a much smaller procedure than your original tummy tuck. Best wishes, Dr. Richard Swift

Thank you for your question. Based on the picture it is unlikely that happened. Usually it produces more bulge. In person exam will help to determine. Pl talk your surgeon to express your concerns