Excess skin on upper abdomen AFTER extended Tummy tuck? (photos)

It is advisable to keep using your compression garment. I recommend my patients wear their garments for a minimum of 3 weeks full time then for 12 hrs (day or night). if not a lot of redundant skin following liposuction to a maximum of 6 weeks. To be effective the garment needs to fit snug but not too tight as to cause pressure problems (inspect your skin if discomfort and when skin is exposed), or prevent you from sleeping.Swelling which could appear to be excess skin 5 months post op is possible but you should check with your surgeon just to be sure. #tummytuck#tummytuckpostop

Thanks for your question.  I would highly recommend that you let your surgeon know your concerns and listen very closely to his/her response.  If you are not happy with the response (or if the response doesn't make sense), you should seek out a qualified plastic surgeon for a second opinion.  Based on what I see in this picture, its unlikely that this will settle out with time.  You really need to be seen in person to determine the cause of this finding presented in the picture.  Best of luck to you.  

Hello, couple of quesions... did you have much laxity to your upper abd before surgery... and did you lose a large amount of weight before surgery. If your answer is yes to either of those, then you may have been a candidate for a fleur de lis abdominoplasty which removed excess tissue in the central abd using an additional vertical incision. If you fail to improve with conservative compression and time...you may need the fleur de lis abdominoplasty to address the skin.I would discuss this with your PS. Good luck.