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I Had a Tummy Tuck 6 Months Ago and my Skin Has Not Attached to the Muscle is This Normal?

June 18, 2013
Asked By:nany39

I have this problem above my belly button and around my scar. I had a full tummy tuck my scar goes from hip to hip

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June 23, 2013

Answer: No Skin-Muscle Harmony

Earl Stephenson, Jr., MD, DDS, MBABoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
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June 23, 2013

Answer: No Skin-Muscle Harmony

Earl Stephenson, Jr., MD, DDS, MBABoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
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June 20, 2013

Answer: Skin will never be unattached to the abdominal wall six months after abdominoplasty.

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Vincent N. Zubowicz, MDBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
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June 20, 2013

Answer: Skin will never be unattached to the abdominal wall six months after abdominoplasty.

Vincent N. Zubowicz, MDBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
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June 22, 2013

Answer: Unattached skin after tummy tuck...

Curtis Wong, MD
June 22, 2013

Answer: Unattached skin after tummy tuck...

Curtis Wong, MD

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June 20, 2013

Answer: Loose skin after an abdominoplasty

Jeffrey Zwiren, MD
June 20, 2013

Answer: Loose skin after an abdominoplasty

Jeffrey Zwiren, MD
June 19, 2013

Answer: I Had a Tummy Tuck 6 Months Ago and my Skin Has Not Attached to the Muscle is This Normal?

Jourdan Gottlieb, MD
June 19, 2013

Answer: I Had a Tummy Tuck 6 Months Ago and my Skin Has Not Attached to the Muscle is This Normal?

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