Age 47, 160 pounds,, abdominoplasty 3 years ago, 130 pounds at the time. Weight gain of 30 pounds over past 3 years now carry weight above scar. Revision or mini tuck needed or have people had luck losing weight gained after a tuck?
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Abdominoplasty scars can be quite complex, ranging from the simple hypertrophic scar to a multiplane inflamed keloid. Pigmentation, discoloration, chronic inflammation, scar visibility can all occur in the short term. We begin each treatment with combination therapy using Yellow broadband BBL,...
You need an examination to see if what you have is internal fat around your organs, or some residual fat that can be addressed with liposuction. For the internal fat, you would need to loose weight.
Hello there. You will likely benefit from a repeat (revision) tummy tuck with repair of the diastasis rectus again. In these cases you sometimes have to repair the fascia in multiple layers to get it to be tight. This will involve the same incision that you currently have and the technique will...
