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Are there any doctors that have done a TT with an abdominal scar like mine?

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MyLife987Sep 9, 2015

I have had this scar since I was a baby, would like to have it removed just wanted to options

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Dr. Joubin Gabbay, MD
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Dr. Joubin Gabbay, MD
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Dr. Jerome Edelstein, MD
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Dr. Jerome Edelstein, MD
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Answered on Sep 10, 2015
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Dr. Tom J. Pousti, MD
Dr. Tom J. Pousti, MD
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Answered on Sep 10, 2015
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Dr. Sugene Kim, MD, FACS
Dr. Sugene Kim, MD, FACS
Board Certified Plastic Surgeon
Answered on Sep 10, 2015
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