Can Extra Skin After a Tummy Tuck Be Fixed? (photo)

We occasionally
see patients who have developed residual skin laxity following abdominoplasty
surgery.This can occur for a variety of
reasons following this type of surgical procedure.Regardless of the cause, you would benefit
from a surgical revision.Your pictures suggest significant
laxity of the skin below the level of the umbilicus.This can easily be managed by performing a
procedure that removes excess lower abdominal skin and tightens the lower
abdomen as well. This procedure would require general anesthesia but could be
done on an outpatient basis. It’s Important to wait at least six months before
proceeding with revisional surgery so the situation can stabilize.It’s important to thoroughly discuss
this issue with your plastic surgeon.Your surgeon should be able to perform this evaluation and formulate a
treatment plan that addresses your anatomic findings and achieves your
aesthetic goals.

Thank you for the photos.  It is hard to definitively say without a proper exam.  You are very early in your post operative course.  I would continue to see your Board Certified Plastic Surgeon.  They will help you through the process.  If there needs to be a revision, you will talk about cost.   Cost often depends on the amount of revision to be done, and how much time is spent in the O.R.  For revisional surgery, the surgeon often does not have control over some costs, (O.R. fees, Anesthesia fees, Supplies, etc:). This is usually passed on to the patient.  Most surgeons will charge some fee for their own revision surgery, if needed.  This can be variable.   Best to discuss this with your surgeon.  Communicate with them your thoughts, and together your should be able to come up with a plan. 
      
      

Extra skin can be removed.  However, it is best to examine your abdomen when upright to see if there is any extra skin when you stand. Raffy Karamanoukian, Los Angeles

It appears from your photos that you had an inadequate abdominoplasty performed. Although it is normal for you to have some folding while sitting, your standing pictures reveal significant laxity of skin. It appears to me that you need a revision. Please wait 6 months after your operation and find a qualified board certified plastic surgeon to perform the revision for you. Because you have a vertical scar the revision should be fairly straight forward and should give you a nice result.

Best wishes.

I am surprised to see that much loose skin only 4 months after a full tummy tuck.  Sometimes a revision can be done only removing a wedge of skin above the tummy tuck scar and in other cases, a more involved procedure may need to be performed.  It also,depends on how  much looseness of ski. Is inferior to the scar.    In either case, you can certainly stand to have a good amount of skin removed.The recovery from a revision should be much easier than the first procedure, especially since the muscle repair  would probably not need to be redone.