I am a thin, physically fit woman of 50 - 5'4, 105 pds. My abdomen is in good shape with excellent muscle tone. I have loose skin on the abdomen, probably as a result of weight loss/age. Any non-surgical options? If surgery is the answer, would I need a full tummy tuck to just get rid of the skin? I do have secondary lymphedema in my left leg ( under control) and am hesitant to do anything that could further damage my lymphatic system. Thank you!
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Congratulations! I have 3 year old twins, but I did not have to give birth to them. So, pregnancy can certainly cause stretching of the skin and laxity to the muscles of the abdomen. If you are planning on having more children, (I know what you are thinking right now), but if you do think you...
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