Sense the 1st tummy tuck only take away the stretch marks above the belly button will a second tummy tuck later on get rid of the remaining stretch marks at the bottom?
Answer: Tummy tucks don’t always remove stretch marks. The removal of stretch marks during a tummy tuck is a debate that’s ongoing, and is often confusing for patients to understand. The only way stretch marks will be removed as part of body contouring is if they just happen to be present on the skin that ends up excised during the surgery. In your case, it sounds like the upper abdominal stretch marks were pulled downward when the skin was tightened. They’re not gone; they’re just in a new position and might be less noticeable with the skin pulled smoother. It’s possible that a second tummy tuck could remove more stretch marks through the lower abdomen, but again it’s entirely dependent upon their position and placement.
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Answer: Tummy tucks don’t always remove stretch marks. The removal of stretch marks during a tummy tuck is a debate that’s ongoing, and is often confusing for patients to understand. The only way stretch marks will be removed as part of body contouring is if they just happen to be present on the skin that ends up excised during the surgery. In your case, it sounds like the upper abdominal stretch marks were pulled downward when the skin was tightened. They’re not gone; they’re just in a new position and might be less noticeable with the skin pulled smoother. It’s possible that a second tummy tuck could remove more stretch marks through the lower abdomen, but again it’s entirely dependent upon their position and placement.
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September 1, 2014
Answer: Will a second tummy tuck get rid of the remaining stretch marks under my belly button? If you have enough laxity to have another tummy tuck and your stretch marks are not above your belly button, then another tummy tuck could be performed and you would be done with stretch marks on your abdomen.
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September 1, 2014
Answer: Will a second tummy tuck get rid of the remaining stretch marks under my belly button? If you have enough laxity to have another tummy tuck and your stretch marks are not above your belly button, then another tummy tuck could be performed and you would be done with stretch marks on your abdomen.
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