Tummy tuck and numbness?

Question

this sounds crazy - but i have heard that after a tummy tuck you have numbness and loss of sensitivity - even in your gentiles - does that mean your clit as well?

Luis Tactuk Simó, MD · Answer

Hello, after a tummy tuck is pretty common to experience some kind of numbness in both lower quadrants for around 6 months. I've never seen in my practice such numbness to take place in genitals or clitoris. Best wishes.

John J. O'Brien, MD · Answer

Hello, and thank you for this question. Yes many patients do experience some numbness following their procedure but it is not always permanent. Most patients do not have numbness below the area of their scars. In many instances it may take a year to 1.5 years for the numbness to fully improve. I would recommend you discuss this with a qualified board certified plastic surgeon in your area. Best of luck with this decision.

Ronald J. Edelson, MD · Answer

After a tummy tuck it us typical to lose feeling in a small part of the abdominal skin just above the scar.  Numbness in those other areas I have not  encountered.

Jaime S. Schwartz, MD, FACS · Answer

You will get some area of numbness after a tummy tuck. This is typically a "horse-shoe" pattern that starts at your belly button and goes down to your waist where the scar is in the middle. Sometimes this area can regain sensitivity but may take years as nerves are very slow to regenerate.After performing 100's of tummy tucks, I've never seen anyone get numbness below this area particularly in the genitals.Please see a board-certified plastic surgeon that specializes in aesthetic and restorative surgery.best of luck!Dr Schwartz

Ronald Friedman, MD · Answer

Virtually all patient who undergo full tummy tuck will have some reduced sensation in a circle between the umbilicus (belly button) and the central aspect of the lower abdominal scar.  You will not experience a loss of genital sensation.

Ven Erella, MD · Answer

Thank you for your question. The numbness is usually above the incision. I have not seen numbness in genital area in my experience after TT.

Edward J. Domanskis, MD (in memoriam) · Answer

Almost everyone experiences numbness variably between their belly button and the tummy tuck cut but not below. This also occurs with a C-section.

Tummy tuck and numbness?

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