Can I get a tummy tuck with an epigastric hernia?

The main issue is that it will be painful to lie on your butt or back. However, following a tummy tuck you usually need to remain flexed or bent at the waist and most people recover in the "lounge chair" position. When you can't lie on your back, this is traditionally managed by sleeping on your...

Thank you for sharing your question and I am sorry to hear of your stitch issues.  Any sutures left beneath your skin surface by your surgeon are dissolvable but may take several months to fully resolve.  I would talk to your surgeon about performing scar massage therapy to help soften any th...

Thank you very much for your question and your photographs. A tummy tuck will eliminate excess skin and fat along the abdomen, but it will not address your love handles, or flanks. However, it is common to combine liposuction with an abdominoplasty for optimal body contouring results. The...

Not in my opinion... but  seeing what you started with would help better allow others to judge your results from your procedure.  As for the comment to lose weight, that seems a little insensitive and something that should have been discussed before your procedure as if you had the ability to l...

Every plastic surgeon has a regimen for treating seroma (unfortunately, some include ignoring) after tummy tuck, and yours seems to be doing just fine in terms of diminishing amounts. I personally prefer more rather than less frequent aspirations, then proceed to sclerotherapy with doxycycline,...

Cost factors vary significantly for a number of good reasons: Prices vary greatly because the surgery itself encompasses a wide range of techniques that can be performed to different extents. My recommendation is to first find the most qualified surgeons where you want the surgery ...