I have been having moderate pain 3-4 inches above belly button 1-2 inches left of midline. I don't have any gerd or changes in bowel habits. Not associated with what or when I eat. However very positional, while sitting pain is much worse(especially the car). I cannot wear jeans anymore, when sitting the pressure from inside is much worse.Feels better when I apply constant firm pressure. I have felt a small knot when standing. Dr did ct was neg. She wanted to refer to gastric dr.
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Early out of tummy tuck surgery, the concern with your description would be, the potential for disruption of sutures that are holding the abdominal wall muscles together in the midline.
In general, it would take a significant amount of pressure to “tear" the muscle repair after tummy t...
To determine if the patient has extra skin or extra fat is done by simply pinching loose skin. Skin itself is relatively thin (1-5mm) so anything over that is fat volume.
During a tummy tuck the skin and fat are removed together in the area between the belly button and the pubic area....
Ashli,
It is highly likely that your 2kg weight gain has gone straight to your waistline. Two kgs is a fairly significant amount of weight as a percentage of your body weight, which looks to be low in the photo. Try dieting off the 2kg and see what happens. If that...
