Tummy Tuck Scar is High and Pulls Pubic Line Higher - Why?

Tummy Tuck Scar is High and Pulls Pubic Line Higher - Why?
I had a tummy tuck 9 months ago.The doctor marked underneath bikini bottoms I had brought with me.I didn't have that much skin to remove, but he said a full tummy tuck was necessary to remove all of the looseness (3 children) My scar however is very high. It ends up showing in any jeans I wear, and you can forget about that bikini as it's at least 2 inches 2 high to wear that.I can deal with the scar but not the fact that it pulled my pubic hair up and the hair is also visible with pants on. WHY

Difficult problem to fix and can be addressed to a point depending how things are.  The abdominal skin can be pulled tight to achieve a very tight flat contour but the pubis would need to be cut low to compensate for the elevation.  Sometime the pubis is a bit droopy and if this is not taken into account then when things heal, the pubis can be pulled up too high.

Hope that helps.

Incision placement should be low and in the bikini line. In my opinion you get some upward movement of the scar as the patient feels more comfortae and walks more upright . Additionally, the closure may have been tight causing high final location and upward movement of the pubis.


Dr. ES