I just had a tummy tuck on July 24th and when I took off my binder I saw that my skin was bunched up in the middle of my abdomen by my incision. I'm just a little concerned and want to know if this is normal I go see my surgeon tomorrow for my first post op visit
July 31, 2017
Answer: Skin irregularity after tummy tuck Dear Shellie, Thanks for submitting your before and after pictures. Since you had significant skin laxity and diffuse stretch marks before surgery, your skin is more prone to have swelling after surgery , and it is possible that the binder was not evenly positioned on your stomach, causing one side to swell up more than the other. Re applying the binder evenly, might reduce the swelling and flatten the skin, eliminating the irregularities. Obviously, you should be seen by your surgeon after one week, so he or she might rule out other possible problems like seroma, hematoma etc. Best of luck. Dr Widder
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July 31, 2017
Answer: Skin irregularity after tummy tuck Dear Shellie, Thanks for submitting your before and after pictures. Since you had significant skin laxity and diffuse stretch marks before surgery, your skin is more prone to have swelling after surgery , and it is possible that the binder was not evenly positioned on your stomach, causing one side to swell up more than the other. Re applying the binder evenly, might reduce the swelling and flatten the skin, eliminating the irregularities. Obviously, you should be seen by your surgeon after one week, so he or she might rule out other possible problems like seroma, hematoma etc. Best of luck. Dr Widder
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July 31, 2017
Answer: Bunched up skin, is this normal? 1 week post-op TT. Thank you for sharing your question and photographs. It is difficult to offer definite advice without an in-person examination but there is some irregularity to your incision that may be residual swelling from surgery which will spontaneously resolve but it would be important to voice your concerns to your surgeon to ensure that other issues are not taking place - discrete fluid collection, muscle laxity, or residual adipose tissue. If this is excess skin and adipose tissue a revision may be needed once you are fully healed. Hope this helps.
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July 31, 2017
Answer: Bunched up skin, is this normal? 1 week post-op TT. Thank you for sharing your question and photographs. It is difficult to offer definite advice without an in-person examination but there is some irregularity to your incision that may be residual swelling from surgery which will spontaneously resolve but it would be important to voice your concerns to your surgeon to ensure that other issues are not taking place - discrete fluid collection, muscle laxity, or residual adipose tissue. If this is excess skin and adipose tissue a revision may be needed once you are fully healed. Hope this helps.
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