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Tummy Tuck to Remove Stretch Marks Above Belly Button?

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kat01Dec 22, 2009

I'm 23 and I have stretch marks from my lower abdomen up to my breasts from being overweight. Will a Tummy tuck get rid of the upper abdomen stretch marks?

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Dr. Rod J. Rohrich, MD
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Dr. Elizabeth Slass Lee, MD
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Dr. Farbod Esmailian, MD
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