Hair growing on stomach before TT, will it grow after the surgery?

Question

I have a large triangle shaped area of hair growing on my stomach that showed up right around the birth of my first baby and now I have two wonderful kids but a stretched out and hairy stomach. If I get a tummy tuck will there hair grow back again?

Christopher J. Davidson, MD, FACS · Answer

A tummy tuck will typically remove the skin between your belly button and pubic area.  If this is where the hair is it will likely be removed.

Richard Baxter, MD · Answer

Typically a tummy tuck (abdominoplasty) removes the skin between the belly button and the pubic area, in a sort of football shape. The skin of the upper abdomen is then stretched down to cover this, resulting in a smooth tight appearance. If the hair growth is in the lower abdomen then this will be removed.

Ronald V. DeMars, MD (Retired) · Answer

During the standard full TT, the skin from above the belly button down to and below the normal pubic hairline is removed. The skin from the upper abdomen, which rarely has hair growth in women, is pulled down to cover the entire abdomen.

Hair growing on stomach before TT, will it grow after the surgery?

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