Over 1 year post-op & not happy with tummy tuck/loose skin & bunching - is this grounds for a revision? (Photos)
July 13, 2024
Asked By:Gregarious8517 in Langley, British Columbia, Canada
Had a tummy tuck over a year ago still hate how my stomach looks the skin is lose and bunches up. I feel like this needs revision, can you let me know if I’m being picky of if this is grounds for getting revision?
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There are a lot of different forces that are in plain when you start to close a tummy tuck. As plastic surgeons, we always strive to ensure the most favorable scar placement occasionally some unevenness can manifest itself after surgery surgery. Generally, you do not need to perform another...
Dear checks,
A couple of quick issues; we do not know how long ago the lingerie photo was taken; there is a front part of the lingerie that may be contributing a compressive effect; your posture is different in the lingerie photo; you may indeed be "sucking in" on the lingerie photo without even...
I do not see the vertical scar in your photo, so I don't think you had a FDL tuck but more like and extended tuck. If the vertical component was added, more skin could be removed. With such weight loss, the vertical component or back surgery is needed to removed excess skin. It is difficult to...