I had liposuction 3 times in the course of my life. I had a tummy tuck in 2014 and I think I had developed scar tissue on the lower abdomen. It's this hard ball of I don't know what. All I know is it's not flat. I feel disfigured and ugly. I never had children so I think getting a TT was extreme. I am 5'1 about 135. But now the skin looks awful and I have this hard ball and I just wanted to know if lipo could fix it or if I have to live this way.
December 3, 2022
Answer: Assessment of tummy tuck To make an assessment on the outcome of an operation we need to see proper before and after pictures. If you don’t have before and after pictures then ask your surgeon to forward the ones they took. Patient had a previous procedures should include before and after pictures of each of the previous procedures especially if they involve the same area. I recommend you first and foremost follow up with your provider and ask his or her opinion. An uneven scar or thick firm areas around the scar may represent simply scar tissue from healing or a lack of skill in approximating the skin edges during surgery. Liposuction is unlikely to even out the contour especially if it’s related to scar tissue. A surgical revision of your incision is most likely the way to go. Depending on what it looks like this could potentially be done as an in office procedure under local anesthesia. The extent of surgery needed is based on an assessment which requires an examination or at a minimum seeing quality pictures. Consider re-posting with quality before and after pictures, follow up with your provider or schedule proper a second opinion consultations. For a second opinion consultations patient should come prepared to bringing with them and proper before and after pictures and ideally a copy of your operative reports. These are all available from your previous surgeon or surgeons offices if you request them. Best, Mats Hagstrom, MD
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December 3, 2022
Answer: Assessment of tummy tuck To make an assessment on the outcome of an operation we need to see proper before and after pictures. If you don’t have before and after pictures then ask your surgeon to forward the ones they took. Patient had a previous procedures should include before and after pictures of each of the previous procedures especially if they involve the same area. I recommend you first and foremost follow up with your provider and ask his or her opinion. An uneven scar or thick firm areas around the scar may represent simply scar tissue from healing or a lack of skill in approximating the skin edges during surgery. Liposuction is unlikely to even out the contour especially if it’s related to scar tissue. A surgical revision of your incision is most likely the way to go. Depending on what it looks like this could potentially be done as an in office procedure under local anesthesia. The extent of surgery needed is based on an assessment which requires an examination or at a minimum seeing quality pictures. Consider re-posting with quality before and after pictures, follow up with your provider or schedule proper a second opinion consultations. For a second opinion consultations patient should come prepared to bringing with them and proper before and after pictures and ideally a copy of your operative reports. These are all available from your previous surgeon or surgeons offices if you request them. Best, Mats Hagstrom, MD
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