Should I Place a Marble or Earplug in my Belly Button to Make Sure It Does Not Close Up Too Much?

If your overall health is good aside from your weight, than a tummy tuck will aid your mobility and appearance greatly even though you are not at an ideal weight.  I have many patients like you that once that flap of skin is removed, their mobility is better, exercise is easier and they can...

Unfortunately, at this time there are no non-surgical options to tighten loose abdominal skin.  There are some lasers that you can try that will temporarily help slight looseness but if you have significant loose skin, an abdominoplasty is what you need.  If you don't need abdominal...

You are in fantastic physical shape after the twins!  Congratulations.  The picture you sent in is not great but I think I can see your stretch marks and they seem to extend well above the belly button.  A tummy tuck will only get rid of those stretch marks that are below the...

     While a fluid collection is possible at 9 weeks, that would be extremely unusual as healing and scar should have resolved the dead space by now.  If the plication failed, you should have developed enough scar to prevent separation.  This is a difficult one to...

   If the muscles have been overlapped, the plication and scar can be divided and the areas plicated again to anatomic norms.  Yes, liposuction can be used in a less invasive way to give the appearance of the natural separation.  Kenneth Hughes, MD Los Angeles, CA

The surgeon's instructions indicate not to take any other vitamins in order to keep things simple. I also tell my patients not to take any over the counter medicine or vitamins because you never know what they may be combined with. Certain herbal meds, for instance, can increase bleeding risks....