I have a liposuction with fat transfer 6 months ago and I look way worse than before. I have a horrible line underneath my bellybutton. This is a nightmare and I’m depressed everyday. According to my doctor this is not a case of fibrosis, it’s loose skin. What are my options? Can this be fixed without a tummy tuck? I’m 5’4, 28 years old and weigh 145lbs
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For a touch up, you may be under one liter of fat. Your surgeon who has examined you will be the only one who can estimate how much fat might be removed.
Without further information or an exam it's difficult to give specific answers. When fat is moved from areas where the skin is thinner, the inner thighs for example, the support is reduced which could lead to the flaccid or loose feeling of the skin. If you are interested in a revision visit...
I would suggest doing a series of careful Sculptra injections by someone who treats scarring with Sculptra. The first one or two treatments could be done with micro-needing to disperse the Sculptra evenly over the whole area. Sculptra acts like a scaffold and lets your own collagen grow and...
