hi its been a month after my tummy tuck lately i been feeling like my belly button is closing and they told me to put a cotton ball so it dont close all the way how do i know if am doing it correct
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Thank you for your question. At the current weight, you are at a much higher risk of postoperative complications. In addition, your plastic surgeon is limited in the overall result that one can give. There is very little weight loss that occurs with a tummy...
With a BMI of 24.6, you are within the guidelines considered safe for tummy tuck/ abdominoplasty. In general, it is contraindicated to operate on people with a BMI greater than 30. I congratulate you for losing the weight… It will make for a safer operation with much better results. What is i...
With this surgery once the skin of your abdomen is approximated and sutured the lower half is pulled up. The only way for this to be lessened was to have your tummy tuck scar as low as possible, which your plastic surgeon probably did. Give yourself more time to heal, let the scars settle and...
