Hi! I had my tummy tuck on 4/8/11. I am almost 7 months post op. Although I am very happy with my results, I am left with a dog ear on my right side which shows when I wear my bathing suit. My doctor told me he would like to fix it in the spring, which would bring me to almost a year post op. My question is, how long do most of you wait until you perform a dog ear revision? Thank you for your answers!
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When the abdominal muscles are lax, like after pregnancy or weight loss, the rectus muscle is plicated (tightened). The plication tightens the case that contains the muscles, but this case does not stop at the border of the rectus muscle. This tough casing, called fascia, is continuous...
Three weeks is usually sufficient if muscle repair wasn’t done. It’s up to you whether you’d like to wear it for longer, as many patients become so accustomed to wearing the binder that they continue wearing it for a few more weeks after that.
Overeating should not tear out the sutures from a muscle repair at the time of a tummy tuck. Usually it would require a significant sudden stress on the abdominal wall, and this is not easy to do. It would also be accompanied by significant pain and maybe even a tearing or popping...
