I was beyond pleased with my results but now I’m noticing my skin started to sag a bit now and the ripping around my belly button looks terrible. Do I need a revision or I’m stuck looking like this??
June 4, 2019
Answer: 4 months post Tummy Tuck and just notice bad rippling around my belly button. Is this normal? Do I need a revision? Thank you for your question and photos. Although you did not post preop photos, you seem to have a very good result. As we get older, the skin elasticity decreases and one can end up with thin stretched out skin. I believe you would do well with minimally invasive skin tightening procedure around the belly button, using Thermitight radiofrequency or Renuvion (J-Plasma). Both of these treatments are done subdermally. Discuss these with your surgeon.In my body sculpting practice, I often remove the belly button completely and reconstruct one de novo within a month after the tummy tuck. This will not lead to looseness that you are experiencing in this mid-abdominal area.See the attached web reference. Good luck with your healing.
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June 4, 2019
Answer: 4 months post Tummy Tuck and just notice bad rippling around my belly button. Is this normal? Do I need a revision? Thank you for your question and photos. Although you did not post preop photos, you seem to have a very good result. As we get older, the skin elasticity decreases and one can end up with thin stretched out skin. I believe you would do well with minimally invasive skin tightening procedure around the belly button, using Thermitight radiofrequency or Renuvion (J-Plasma). Both of these treatments are done subdermally. Discuss these with your surgeon.In my body sculpting practice, I often remove the belly button completely and reconstruct one de novo within a month after the tummy tuck. This will not lead to looseness that you are experiencing in this mid-abdominal area.See the attached web reference. Good luck with your healing.
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June 4, 2019
Answer: Rippling after tummy tuck I notice what you are referring to when you are flexed at the waist. It makes me think that perhaps you had liposuction of your tummy at a previous time or even during your tummy tuck. This is the most likely scenario I can think of.
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June 4, 2019
Answer: Rippling after tummy tuck I notice what you are referring to when you are flexed at the waist. It makes me think that perhaps you had liposuction of your tummy at a previous time or even during your tummy tuck. This is the most likely scenario I can think of.
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