8 Weeks Post-op from a Tummy Tuck - How Will Weight Gain / Loss Affect Results?

The area could be your muscle and just some inflammation from the sutures used to tighten the muscle.  Sometimes it can take up to 6-8 months before they calm down, longer in a few cases.

Once you have reached your long term stable weight, a better determination of the appropriate procedure can be provded. At this time, the indication is for a tummy tuck. Once you reach your target weight, consult with 3 - 4 experienced and expert board certified plastic surgeons.

If you have chosen a goal you simply cannot reach you should reset to a realistic expectation and weight you can and will maintain after tummy tuck. Still, the two to three pounds a week for the next seven weeks would put you right where you want to be. Calorie restriction and 45 min. on the...

Hopefully  your have or will address this matter with your surgeon. As to possible treatments, they include aspiration, using a syringe and needle insertion of a drain, through the skin under local anesthesia open surgical drainage. Usually one of the first two...

The goal of a tummy tuck is to stretch your skin so that the contour is tight while still maintaining adequate tension.  It is not common to have loose skin after a tummy tuck.  In the uncommon event that there is loose skin after this procedure, it is due to insufficient skin removal...

The problem with the absorb-able staples is the spitting. i would suggest that you continue to follow up with your surgeon and if needed your surgeon be happy to do a scar revision.