Ridge Above Tummy Tuck Incision- Will It Heal?

Dear momimakovr in LA,

It is common for patients to have misgivings about their surgery results in the early post operative period. As your tissues are bruised and swollen and incisions are fresh it is hard to imagine this is your own body. I call this an "out of body" experience. It takes weeks to months to see the final result of your breast and abdominal surgery. You should suspend your judgment for now so as not to make yourself miserable during this phase. You placed trust in your surgeon when you chose him or her to take care of you. Don't give up on that trust now.

Thank you for the question.

I would agree with your surgeon that you appear to be healing normally. The “ridge" that you are saying should smoothen out with time.  I would suggest continued follow-up and confidence in the plastic surgeon that you chose to do your procedure with.

Best wishes.

The swelling above your tummy tuck scar is not unexpected and should gradually go away after two or three months. You didn't indicate how long it has been since your surgery, if it has been longer than this, it may persist but can easily be reduced with a little liposuction to the area after about six months from the time of surgery. If your surgery was recent, you might ask your surgeon whether a compression garment, like a girdle, would help reduce the swelling in the area.