Pain on abdominal wall and lack of sensation on skin 2 years after tummy tuck and lipo 360 - What can be causing this? (photo)
January 10, 2023
Asked By:Sharix3 in Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic
On July 29th 2020 I got a tummy tuck and lipo 360 in Dominican republic. I got drained with a syringe by my doctor once, after he told me everything was good and that I was fine to travel which was about 42 days after my procedure. I headed back to the United States, which is where I reside then I noticed a bulge on my abdomen and painful so I travel back to the Dominican republic, but he said there was no fluid there, two years and six months later I still feel pain on my upper abdomen area
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Answer: Persistent Abdominal Pain Two Years After Tummy Tuck and 360 Lipo: Next Steps
You did not have vertical tightening with your tuck, but did get nice results. You could consider minimally invasive skin tightening like Renuvion or Thermitight to help improve the rest. Please discuss this with your surgeon.
Thank you for your question regarding the safety and durability of permanent sutures used in tummy tucks.
Due to their proven reliability and safety, permanent sutures are routinely used in various medical fields, including orthopedics, vascular surgery, and neurosurgery. In the context of a...
Hello and thank you for your question. It is uncommon for the muscle repair to loosen overtime, though possible. Your abdomen did look flat at 3 and 6 months post op. Early recurrences of the abdominal bulge can be due to failure of the repair or use of sutures that dissolve too quickly. I doubt...