Hernia Repair w/ Tummy Tuck - More Painful?

April 8, 2011
Asked By:eam76 in nj

I need to get umbilical hernia repair done with my tummy tuck and muscle repair, will the umbilical hernia repair add extra pain

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May 1, 2017

Answer: Tummy Tuck and Umbilical Hernia?

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Tom J. Pousti, MDBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
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Tom J. Pousti, MDBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
May 1, 2017

Answer: Pain is about the same

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Gregory Turowski, MD, PhD, FACSBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
May 1, 2017

Answer: Pain is about the same

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Gregory Turowski, MD, PhD, FACSBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
April 10, 2011

Answer: Hernia repair with tummy tuck will add NO additional pain whatsoever!

Richard H. Tholen, MD, FACSBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
April 10, 2011

Answer: Hernia repair with tummy tuck will add NO additional pain whatsoever!

Richard H. Tholen, MD, FACSBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon

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April 9, 2011

Answer: Tummy tuck , hernia repair and pain

David A. Bottger, MDBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
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Answer: Tummy tuck , hernia repair and pain

David A. Bottger, MDBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
April 10, 2011

Answer: A hernia at the time of abdominoplasty will not add to the pain.

April 10, 2011

Answer: A hernia at the time of abdominoplasty will not add to the pain.

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