July of last year, I made the worst mistake of my life agreeing to Bodytite. I was slender, but I had a tiny bit of diastasis and a little pooch of fat after I had a ten pound baby on my 5’1” 100 lbs frame. As you can see, I’m covered in dents, loose skin, and hyperemia. I’m getting a bbl laser for the redness. I went to see a specialist who advised against a tuck as he said I was a high risk for necrosis. If I pull my skin I up the dents disappear but nobody seems to like reverse tucks. Advice?
Answer: Bodytite I'm sorry this happened. Reverse tummy tuck is the safest option, but it's not what you think. In its original form, it is a surgery where both a high incision that runs under and ACROSS both breasts and a low (traditional) incision are made, pulling the skin above the belly button up and the skin below the belly button down. This would avoid a larger dissection of skin and reduce the risk of circulatory issues leading to skin necrosis, but will give you two incisions. Alternatively, a traditional tummy tuck can be performed. It is true that factors like scaring can increase the risk of circulatory problems with a traditional tummy tuck, which is why an important part of a tummy tuck surgery for people in your situation includes hyperbaric oxygen therapy beginning the day of your surgery, and followed by an additional 3 to 4 days after surgery, so that maximum oxygenation of tissues can be achieved.
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Answer: Bodytite I'm sorry this happened. Reverse tummy tuck is the safest option, but it's not what you think. In its original form, it is a surgery where both a high incision that runs under and ACROSS both breasts and a low (traditional) incision are made, pulling the skin above the belly button up and the skin below the belly button down. This would avoid a larger dissection of skin and reduce the risk of circulatory issues leading to skin necrosis, but will give you two incisions. Alternatively, a traditional tummy tuck can be performed. It is true that factors like scaring can increase the risk of circulatory problems with a traditional tummy tuck, which is why an important part of a tummy tuck surgery for people in your situation includes hyperbaric oxygen therapy beginning the day of your surgery, and followed by an additional 3 to 4 days after surgery, so that maximum oxygenation of tissues can be achieved.
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August 5, 2022
Answer: Reverse tummy tuck for upper abdominal smoothing A reverse tummy tuck elevates the upper abdominal skin only. It is really difficult to say whether it is an option for you without an in-person evaluation, especially in light of your complications from Bodytite. I would need to see how dense the scarring is.
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August 5, 2022
Answer: Reverse tummy tuck for upper abdominal smoothing A reverse tummy tuck elevates the upper abdominal skin only. It is really difficult to say whether it is an option for you without an in-person evaluation, especially in light of your complications from Bodytite. I would need to see how dense the scarring is.
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August 5, 2022
Answer: Reverse tummy tuck after botched BodyTite? A reverse tummy tuck can produce an excellent improvement in the appropriate patient. They do not pull the breasts down if performed correctly.
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August 5, 2022
Answer: Reverse tummy tuck after botched BodyTite? A reverse tummy tuck can produce an excellent improvement in the appropriate patient. They do not pull the breasts down if performed correctly.
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August 5, 2022
Answer: Contour irregularities above and below the umbilicus Unfortunately, you have contour irregularities both above and below the umbilicus. A reverse tummy tuck would be more effective for the ones above the umbilicus but will do very little for the ones below. It may be possible that you would benefit from a mini tummy tuck to correct the inferior ones.
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August 5, 2022
Answer: Contour irregularities above and below the umbilicus Unfortunately, you have contour irregularities both above and below the umbilicus. A reverse tummy tuck would be more effective for the ones above the umbilicus but will do very little for the ones below. It may be possible that you would benefit from a mini tummy tuck to correct the inferior ones.
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August 6, 2022
Answer: Tummy tuck Dear kmj030,
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August 6, 2022
Answer: Tummy tuck Dear kmj030,
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