Hyperpigmentation around belly button after TT, is there a way to speed up the lightening process? (photos)

Congratulations on your weight loss and wanting to improve your figure with body contouring surgery.  Certain combinations of surgery work better than others, especially when it comes to recovery after massive weight loss body contouring surgery.  Make sure you choose a board-certified...

Thank you for your question. It’s wise to avoid direct sun exposure for at least several weeks after surgery, as sun damage can affect the healing of your scar. If you’re intent on sunbathing, keep your abdomen out of the sun, and the incisions in particular. Check with your plastic surgeon if ...

Hello and thank you for your excellent question. It is reasonable to use an abdominal board after your tummy tuck, but you should wait until you are completely healed before you use it. I suggest at least 3 weeks from the time of surgery. Of course, you will need an in-person consultation to ...

Umbilical hernias are quite common and occur in the setting of a previous surgery, pregnancy, or diastasis recti. We treat umbilical hernias with or without correction of diastasis recti using a combination approach that corrects redundant skin in the lower abdomen and around the belly button....

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,...

My first thought was fluid, but you mentioned your plastic surgeon already evaluated the area and said this was not the case. What did he/she tell you it was? Pictures would be helpful as well.  It can take quite awhile to recover from a tummy tuck, so I wouldn't get too...