I had a tummy tuck, lipo and fat transfer about 3 years ago. In the crease on my hip and thigh I get a burning/stinging sensation. I had lipo in other areas also but this is the only area that I feel the burning. Is this normal?
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Patients who have excessive visceral fat generally will not achieve a "flat" stomach with a tummy tuck. The fat is this area cannot be safely removed, so it remains after surgery. Patients will often still choose to proceed with surgery knowing they will have improvement, but not a perfect...
Arian Mowlavi, MD, FACS (license on probation) says:
Based on your photos and the nature of the tummy tuck procedure, almost all of your stretch marks will be removed in a tummy tuck so there should be no concern. Even in case that a small stretch mark is left, they don't cause any healing problem.
You would likely benefit from a high definition...
