I had a tummy tuck 10 weeks ago. I have now been seeing my Dr because he removed 11 pounds of skin from my stomach, I also had Muscle repair and lipo. I still have excess skin now and it is getting even more worse since the swelling is going down. I have been talking to my Dr about him doing a FDL incision to pull me in for better results, when I sit I still have a loose roll that goes over my jeans. I am not 100% happy with this. I did have Gastric sleeve 2 years ago and lost 100lbs.
May 9, 2016
Answer: Fleur de Lis tummy tuck Thank you for your question and congratulations on your weight loss. Without doing a physical exam it is difficult to say with 100% confidence what would be the best option for you, but based on your pictures it looks like you still have some laxity in your skin in both vertical and horizontal dimensions. This can sometimes be remedied with a fleur de lis tummy tuck. The fleur de lis procedure tightens in the vertical dimension by taking out a horizontally oriented piece of skin, but it also tightens in the horizontal dimension by taking out a vertically oriented piece of skin. This can help improve your overall shape by bringing in your waist and giving you more of an hourglass figure.However, because you're only 10 weeks out from surgery I would recommend you wait until you're 6 months postoperative to undergo any revisions. I know that waiting isn't a fun thing to do, but it will allow your tissues to heal and it will allow for the swelling to completely resolve. Once these two things have happened, I'd recommend that you are re-evaluated by your surgeon. At that time you may be a great candidate for a fleur de lis tummy tuck.Good luck with the rest of your recovery!Dr. Seth
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May 9, 2016
Answer: Fleur de Lis tummy tuck Thank you for your question and congratulations on your weight loss. Without doing a physical exam it is difficult to say with 100% confidence what would be the best option for you, but based on your pictures it looks like you still have some laxity in your skin in both vertical and horizontal dimensions. This can sometimes be remedied with a fleur de lis tummy tuck. The fleur de lis procedure tightens in the vertical dimension by taking out a horizontally oriented piece of skin, but it also tightens in the horizontal dimension by taking out a vertically oriented piece of skin. This can help improve your overall shape by bringing in your waist and giving you more of an hourglass figure.However, because you're only 10 weeks out from surgery I would recommend you wait until you're 6 months postoperative to undergo any revisions. I know that waiting isn't a fun thing to do, but it will allow your tissues to heal and it will allow for the swelling to completely resolve. Once these two things have happened, I'd recommend that you are re-evaluated by your surgeon. At that time you may be a great candidate for a fleur de lis tummy tuck.Good luck with the rest of your recovery!Dr. Seth
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May 10, 2016
Answer: Results I think that your surgeon did a fantastic job on you and your result so far are great. You had the vertical skin excess removed and invariably there will still be some horizontal skin laxity. A few patients will procede to have a secondary skin resection through a vertical incision but you will only be able to tell if this is necessary after recovering for at least 6 months.
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May 10, 2016
Answer: Results I think that your surgeon did a fantastic job on you and your result so far are great. You had the vertical skin excess removed and invariably there will still be some horizontal skin laxity. A few patients will procede to have a secondary skin resection through a vertical incision but you will only be able to tell if this is necessary after recovering for at least 6 months.
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