Is It Too Late to Massage Scar Tissue to Break It Up After a TT?

Dear Chicago 6997,

I am not sure why you would still have such hard tissue 1 1/2 year after a TT: did you have any infection,hematoma, seroma or fat necrosis ? all these could prolong the healing and create hard scar tissue, yes.

you need to check with your Plastic surgeon first.

then yes, massage will always help.

another solution is therapeutic Ultrasounds: if you have a good insurance which covers PT, maybe your plastic surgeon can write you a prescription for several treatments, say twice a week, until more softening is obtained.

if too pricey and not covered, you can buy on Amazon any of those hand-held ultrasound devices for massage at 3 MHz, for less than $ 100. the gel costs $ 4.

good luck,

Florence Mussat,MD

Massage can indeed help, even at a later date. The thick scar in the lower abdomen might be areas of fat necrosis which can take a very long time to resolve. Often a minor revision can remove them, but if exercise and massage are showing progress keep it up.