Hello I am having a tummy tuck revision, 1 year post tummy tuck. Can any doctor tell me if without redoing the entire tummy tuck (which is not an option) would the new scar have to start at the same height (point on my hips where it starts now before curving down and across my tummy). And then an elliptical area (upside down smile) shape piece be removed from under this to lower the scar? Or could the point at which the end starts also be moved down? I tired to ask my surgeon but still I clear!
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January 21, 2022
Answer: Tummy tuck revision - can I lower the tummy tuck scar?
Thank you for the question. It is difficulty to determine what your best options are without a physical examination. My recommendation is to visit with several plastic surgeons before you make your final decision. I wish you the best of luck. Vasileios Vasilakis, MD. Double board-certified,...
Abdominoplasty scars can be quite complex, ranging from the simple hypertrophic scar to a multiplane inflamed keloid. Pigmentation, discoloration, chronic inflammation, scar visibility can all occur in the short term. We begin each treatment with combination therapy using Yellow broadband BBL,...
Abdominoplasty scars can be quite complex, ranging from the simple hypertrophic scar to a multiplane inflamed keloid. Pigmentation, discoloration, chronic inflammation, scar visibility can all occur in the short term. We begin each treatment with combination therapy using Yellow broadband BBL,...
