I had a full Tummy Tuck with Liposuction and hernia repair 6 weeks ago. I have left over fat and loose skin above my belly button. My plastic surgeon offered to do some lipo and lower my scar, which will pull me a little tighter. I'm afraid this will not work because most of the lax skin is above my bb. I feel like only a second tummy tuck will get me good results. What do you think?
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This is a great question to ask for all of those face torso appearance issues when pregnant after a previous procedure. Agreed that the little contouring with your procedure could be touched up later with liposculpting of your entire torso/core, or another cleaner abdominoplasty. This would...
Every plastic surgeon’s office is different and have different policies. In most cases when a revision is needed the surgeon waives his fees but there still will be some fees associated with anesthesia and facility which the patient will be responsible for. It will be ideal if a revision won't b...
Unfortunately, your surgeon is still living in the dark ages, like most surgeons, and believed that getting the hole out (where the belly button was attached) and avoiding a small, midline, vertical scar, was priority over long scar placement. Your bent over photo indicates some skin laxity and...