About exactly four months ago, I had a tummy tuck, and when my doctor took the tape off my belly button, we realized that I had gotten a bad reaction to the tape? It had given me a boiling red ring around my belly button. Has anyone ever experienced this? If so, what can I do to speed up the process in getting my regular skin color back? :(((
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September 2, 2015
Answer: How long do I have to wait for the red ring around my belly button to go away after tummy tuck?
Thank you for the question. Yes, a well executed tummy tuck operation performed for the appropriate candidate, should be associated with a long-term and lasting outcome. Generally speaking, the “ideal” patient for tummy tuck surgery is one who has completed pregnancies, is psycho soc...
A tummy tuck is a procedure that can be done with the patient expectation of having long term results. There are 2 situations that would be detrimental to your tummy tuck results:1) Pregnancy- Can result in stretching back out you skin and re-separating your six pack muscles resulting in a...
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