Do surgeons perform tummy tucks on patients with Ehlers-Danlos or are specialists needed? (photos)

Plastic surgeon are the specialists for tummy tucks. You can have a tuck, but with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, some skin may stretch again.

There are several types of Ehlers Danlos Syndrome. It is possible that you could have a tummy tuck performed by a conventional plastic surgeon using a routine technique.

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Gary Horndeski, M.D.

There are some challenges if a patient has Ehlers-Danlos since the initial surgical results may look great, but the tissues can stretch out over time. A tummy tuck will not address stress incontinence issues but there are some in office procedures that can help with that such as Empower RF treatments. See a board certified plastic surgeon near you to learn more.