M stretch marks did not go away after my Tummy Tuck.

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Hello I have sever stretch marks all over my tummy upper belly down to the very bottom of belly. i had a tummy tuck 6 weeks ago for one reasons to get rid of my stretch marks and feel beautiful again, but my stretch marks did not go away at all none of it. my surgeon told me that the reasons was i don't have any extra skin to pull, is this normal? i just paid alot of money for nothing and all the pain? please advise and now also i have this big stitches in the middle of my stomach. and its so dark.

William Bruno, MD · Answer

A tummy tuck can remove the stretch marks from your belly button to your pubic area, in general. If you have stretch marks above your belly button, a tummy tuck will not remove these. These higher stretch marks will end up being located in a lower position.

	Best wishes,

	Dr.Bruno

J. Brian Boyd, MD · Answer

The stretch marks occupying the excised skin will be removed. Stretch marks on the remaining skin will stay. It is very important to communicate your expectations to the surgeon at your first visit and listen carefully to what he or she tells you regarding the expected outcome. Surgeons are not magicians. Only certain things are possible. A frank discussion before agreeing to undergo surgery can prevent disappointment.

Darryl J. Blinski, MD · Answer

Sounds like a mis communication during your preoperative informed consent. I "never" promise complete removal of all stretch marks. So what I do not understand did you have a TT with skin removal? If yes than you must have had some improvement in your marks? Please advise.

Rafael C. Cabrera, MD · Answer

any stretch marks in the upper abdomen will not only be there postop, but they will be further stretched and look worse. unfortunately, there is no fix. that is not to say a TT should not be done, only that it shouldn't be done for stretch marks in the upper abdomen. and if it is done, then the tradeoff should be worth it.

Lisa Lynn Sowder, MD (retired) - Account Suspended · Answer

It must be a big disappointment for you to still have these stretch marks.  The only stretch marks that can be removed with a tummy tuck are those that fall in the area of the skin/fat pad that is excised.  This is something that I explain very carefully to my patients before surgery.  Usually the lower abdomen has more stretch marks that the upper abdomen but sometimes the entire abdomen is involved. 

	Even though you still have stretch marks, hopefully your abdomen is better contoured and stronger after surgery.  As for any red scars, they will fade with time.

	Lisa Lynn Sowder, M.D.

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