How many weeks post op after a tummy tuck and liposuction can I start Endermologie? Is it okay to have it done over the TT scar?

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I know I will be wearing a stocking when I receive the procedure.

Richard Wellington Swift, MD · Answer

Dear Bella, Thank you for posting your interesting question and congratulations on having your surgery! I do not believe that Endermology is necessary for you to have a great outcome. I recommend that you continue a healthy lifestyle and to follow up with your Board Certified Plastic Surgeon who will make the appropriate recommendations for your scar. Best wishes, Dr. Richard Swift

Robert L. Kraft, MD, FACS · Answer

My question would be why you believe this would be necessary and/or effective.  It would result in stretching out of the scar so, even if there was a potential efficacy, you would have to balance that against the scarring.

Deborah Ekstrom, MD · Answer

This is an important question.  The tissues are suctioned up and put on stretch with this procedure, so doing it too soon after surgery will pull on you scar and could cause it to thicken or widen.  It could also stretch the skin that you have just tightened which seems a little counter productive.  If you must have a treatment, wait at least 6 to 12 months.  It is probably ok to treat over a scar, but I am not sure what it will accomplish.If you are trying to additionally tighten skin of the abdomen, a different modality, such as ThermiSmooth 250 might be a better choice. Again I would recommend waiting 6 to 12 months to allow your tissue to be well into the healing phase.Generally the effects of Endermologie come from trauma to the tissues with swelling and are short lived.  In addition, after a tummy tuck you may not need any additional smoothing.  If you are doing Endermologie to help with fibromyalgia, treat other areas that were not operated and skip the abdomen (and be careful about lying on your abdomen too soon after surgery to be treated with any modality).

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