I am 30 years old, active, and conscious of my eating habits. I have not gained any weight since my tummy tuck in January 2023. I am uncomfortable with my distended lower abdomen. It is hard to the touch and does not come and go so I do not believe it is bloat. Does this appear to be failed muscle repair? Also, I had a donut lift / 450cc Natrelle silicone implants. Do my breasts appear misshapen? Or still healing? (Surgery march 2024)
Hello, I had a tummy tuck with muscle repair 10months ago, I am having a revision as surgeon has agreed he should of done an extended to get the desired outcome however Im not totally flat I do have to tense my muscles for this, is this normal, doctor says muscles will only be flat with exercise? Will doing an extended help tighten loose skin from the front also?
I had a tummy tuck almost 4 years ago. It came out horrible. I have since lost about 30 pounds and everything has gotten smaller except my stomach. Since the tummy tuck and muscle repair my stomach has just looked like a ball. It's so misshapen I don't know if there's any fixing this. I do have more scars now because I did have a colon resection since the tummy tuck. I added pictures of before, after I was healed and then now
I had a tummy tuck with muscle repair in January, I noticed this b it has gotten worse overtime. This is the worse it can get but if I suck in my gut or not bloated it is less visible. Can you please let me know if this is a failed muscle repair? Right under breast in the middle the top part of my stomach.
One year post op TT with MR, lipo to mons only. Weightloss patient prior to TT of 88 lbs . Plans for scar revision and extension of scar to remove more excess skin that has become lax. How long can I expect swelling? Does it last as long as initial procedure and is it as bad ? Will I likely require compression again ?
I had a tummy tuck with muscle repair 8 months ago, and recovery has been great, expect for now (8 months later) that my belly button is draining a little bit of fluid that doesn't smell that great, im scared!
My surgeon has expressed that i may need a full tuck after my mini. I hae alot of skin that just didnt get tight. I had muscle repair, float, and yes he made an incision above the BB, i have previous sccarring onn the bottom of BB from laps. I obviously cant have a full tuck now without neoumbilicoplasty. Could a reverse tuck get rid of some of this without needing a new BB?
I had a TT with MR of the lower abdomen and lipo of the flanks. I had a mild diastasis recti of the upper abdomen but PS decided not to repair. I now have an upper abdominal bulge. He wants to go back through the same scar to access the upper abdomen to repair the DR. The thought of doing this all over again makes me nauseous. Is there any other way?
I had a abdominalplasty with muscle repair. I weighed 150lbs for my procedure. I currently weigh about the same. I was hoping to remove a moderate amount of excess skin. I didnt seek other forms of abdominal plasty surgery just because i though a regular tummy tuck would be enough. He didnt discuss other options. I spoke with my surgeon and told me it was because of poor lasticity and didnt give any recommendations. I feel so unhappy with my results and i cant believe it looks like this.
posted in dec, this is follow up. muscle repair came undone, 2x happend. 3x tummy tuck. 1 mini 2 full. confirmed CT 2 finger width apart. happened becus PT (no pain) last yr 4 back surgery in aug. gen surgeon said if i fix, needs mesh. heard bad things about mesh. How eff muscle repair w/mesh? Gen Dr says 50/50 eff? Should fix w/gen Dr? Leave alone? Scared scar tissue/myofacial restrictions. My Dr doesn't do mesh, find another plastics? Idk if i can do another incision. Laparoscopically?