What Are the Risks with a 2nd Tummy Tuck?

Much scarring is present with the surgery.  The tissue plans are less defined.  By cutting the belly button out again, the skin from that point to the incision may not be able to be removed completely.  It is more difficult.

Thank you for the question.

Because there is scar tissue left from the first tummy tuck surgery dissection can be somewhat more complicated (although usually not significantly so).  Also, there may be a lack of sufficient skin to perform the tummy tuck surgery without a vertical scar component.

The risks and outcome of your surgery will depend on your anatomy which will be best evaluated directly by well experienced board-certified plastic surgeons.

Best wishes.

Several reasons that secondary surgery presents additional challenges. Location, magnitude, and quality of scar from initial procedure unpredictable. Skin excision has already been accomplished once, so a new pattern of skin removal must be individually designed and executed to achieve the beautiful contour you seek. Yet, elasticity of your skin unpredictable, thus the amount and shape of skin removal cannot be precisely planned beforehand. Vascularity of tissues also unknown. Performed secondarily, promising a particular outcome from abdominoplasty is impossible.