Do the risks of complications go up with a revision tummy tuck?

Question

Is a full tummy tuck revision (basically 2nd TT) more dangerous or more likely to incur any complications than the first time around? Is risk of necrosis, dvt, etc any higher with a revision than the initial abdominoplasty? Thank you.

Daniel Barrett, MD · Answer

Dear mango88,
revision surgery always has more risks than primary surgery. If you are considering surgery, I would suggest you consult a board-certified plastic surgeon. Only after a thorough examination, you will get more information and recommendations.
Daniel Barrett, MD
Certified, American Board of Plastic Surgery
Member, American Society of Plastic Surgery
Member, American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

Camille Cash, MD · Answer

Revision surgery is more complex and does carry higher risk of complications.  For the risk of anesthesia issues, etc the risk remains the same as long as the patient remains in good health.  Risk of complications from scar tissue, blood supply, and contour irregularities can can go up with a revision.  It is important to discuss the risks and benefits of any procedure with your board certified plastic surgeon.

Mats Hagstrom, MD (license on probation) · Answer

Complications are actually lower petitioner crosses on our secondary tummy tuck compared to the primary procedure.
The question is really if a secondary procedure it’s justified. Often it and soft leaving a secondary belly button scar that is undesirable.
It’s important to have a quality assessment regarding why the outcome from the first procedure did not turn out to your liking.
There are generally four variables that determine what someone’s abdomen looks like. These are skin laxity, subcutaneous fat, muscle separation and visceral fat.
Scar position and scar design may be undesirable and may be able to be corrected to some degree but this will also change the belly button position which inevitably adds a second belly button scar.
If muscle tightening is re-done then you can expect the recovery to be similar.
If muscle tightening is not done as part of the procedure then recovery will be substantially easier.
When in doubt slow down and schedule second opinion consultations.
Provider selection is paramount and maintaining higher patient satisfaction with consistent quality outcomes.
Do that by having exclusively in person consultations. During each consultation ask providers to open up their portfolio and show you their entire collection of before and after pictures. ask specifically to see pictures of patients with similar body types to your own. Asked to see examples of excellent outcomes, average outcomes and outcomes that did not turn out as well as the surgeon would hope for.
Everybody has a variety of outcomes. Seeing preselected” best of their career results” is not necessarily helpful.
An experience provider should have no difficulty showing you at least 50 sense I’ll before and after pictures of commonly performed procedures.
Best,
Mats Hagstrom MD

Do the risks of complications go up with a revision tummy tuck?

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