Upper abdomen bulge after tummy tuck. Can this be repaired?

It is not unusual to have hernia before undergoing TT surgery. Usually small hernia is repaired in the course of TT surgery but it can come back. External repair which is done during TT by sawing muscle fascia may not be sufficient and hernia may come back. In your case consultation with general surgeon should be considered since more reliable and longer lasting repair may be done from inside the abdomen, with mesh placement, as an endoscopic procedure. Good luck.

Dear Genuine3545,
I understand your concern. However, without a proper assessment it would be difficult to determine what is wrong. It is best that you visit your plastic surgeon for further assessment. Only after thorough examination you can get proper recommendations and advice.
Daniel Barrett, MD
Certified, American Board of Plastic Surgery
Member, American Society of Plastic Surgery
Member, American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

Only reopening the full Tt to directly repair the disruption of the recti repair can be offered. It is like redoing the operation.. Best to seek in person second opinions with the scans .

Hello. Of course the abdominal muscles that runs behind the belly button are tighten in the procedure. Unfortunately without pictures is impossible to give you and advise. Everything can be corrected in plastic surgery. 27-year practice, you may see a video below of some of my cases.

You need to post pictures if you want us to make an assessment of the outcome of your surgery preferably before and after pictures.

Bulging of the upper abdomen is common in patients who are barrel chested or or overweight with excess visceral fat.

It can’t happen from the failure of muscle plication in the highest part of the diastases but this is not the most common reason.

Were commonly it’s because of the patient’s anatomy or being overweight.

When doing muscle tightening we have to skip around the belly button to some degree.


Best,

Mats Hagstrom MD