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After abdominoplasty, patients sometimes comment that their belly button is not in the mid-line or is crooked.  This is actually not that uncommon.  In an abdominoplasty, the belly button is actually left attached to the abdominal wall and the abdominal wall tightened around it.  The excess sk...

Dear suzanne44, Thank you for your clinical post and question. In general, individuals who have had tummy tuck with muscle repair, belly button improvement and skin removal with or without liposuction on the sides and flanks can return to work after 2 weeks. This is simpler if your job is...

Swelling in general can take up to 12 months to completely subside. The incisions are going through the maturation phase of healing and will settle over the year period as well I would recommend having your surgeon take a look at everything to give you peace of mind!

Thank you for a good question. If you maintain a stable weight after a tummy tuck then you will NOT have an uneven distribution of fat. Most tummy tucks are accompanied by liposuction of certain areas (different for each person). When fat is cut out or liposuctioned out, those fat cells are...

I know your fear is real and patients can pull them out especially when they are sleeping and they roll over.  I recommend out patients use a large safety pin and pin the bulb to the garment.  That way the drain and tube are under the clothes and up against the body and don't move...

Thank you for your question.In my practice I tell patients to wait 4 weeks.  If you have significant discomfort afterward, then wait another week. You are the best judge when it comes to pain.