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Revision Needed After Mini Tummy Tuck
UPDATED FROM NIXX
After three babies in less than two years (single...
NIXXApril 9, 2010
After three babies in less than two years (single plus twins) my tummy had a pouchy look below my belly button. I also have lots of stretch marks. I opted for a mini as I didn't want a new belly button and long scar.
My tummy was FLAT after the surgery but I developed a seroma on the lower right hand side. This was drained every other day for three weeks till it subsided. After each draining my tummy was super flat! But as the months have progressed I have developed a little pouch where the seroma was. It looks and feels like fat to me but my PS says it's not and may be scar tissue from the seroma. He wants to do a revision in his rooms. He says he will given me dormicam and cut on the scar to pull it a bit tighter.
My tummy skin still looks a bit loose. But I don't think this will address the pouchy fat bit (as seen in photo). Wonder if he can re lipo it or if that's dangerous (already lipod area and revision will not be under general anaesthetic)? Also worried will develop another seroma?
He says in hind sight we should have done a full tt. I just cant understand the good result after surgery and the gradual slide back to pouchiness ;( I have not put on weight since mini tt and am fairly slim.
I had a breast reduction at the same time. LOVE my new breasts but tummy not as good as expected. Perhaps a full tt would have been better?
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March 22, 2010
Hi There,
From reading your post it sounds very much like what Im going through.I had my mini tuck done july 09 and I still continue to swell,mostly on the left side.I couldnt make my appointment to see my surgeon at christmas( 6 months post op),as I live abroad ,I can only get to see him this June and Im going out my mind,he has emailed my querys and said it just sounds like I need lymphatic drainage massage(I havent had any draining done as havent had it confirmed the swelling is seroma).The annoying thing now is,at the beginning everything was very swollen but very taunt and I was thrilled,now the swellings going down ,im seeing theres some 'jelly belly' still there,when I lean over its wrinkly and I feel totally gutted but dont feel I can talk to my partner or friends about it ,as they will just think im being fussy!I have emailed the surgeon my latest pics of this wrinkle horror but he seems to have gone very quiet.I cant understand it,im slim also and have been very careful to eat healthy,drink plenty of water,massage,exercise!19 years I waited for this and Im still unhappy!
Did you manage to sort anything out with your tummy??
I would love to hear from you!
Regards Jo
March 23, 2010
Hi Jo,
I had a revision last week Wednesday! My PS had me try endothermy to try tighten the loose skin but it didn't work. I was really unhappy with the loose wrinkly looking skin and the little lump! He admitted he could have tightened me more & was happy to do the revision. It was done under conscious sedation in about an hour in his rooms. I was awake and happy and remember some stuff but it was not traumatic in the slightest! He cut along the same scar, removed a huge lump of scar tissue (that was from the seroma) and cut out some more skin to pull me tighter. He thought he might hve to lipo but said once he was in there wasn't fat, just the scar tissue. The tightening has made a world of difference!!! My tummy is FLAT and the wrinkly look GONE! the lump is gone too and I think it looks fab. Am absolutely thrilled with the revision (he's only charging for materials used). I was sore for 3 days but nothing like the actual mini tt.
If I were you I'd insist on a revision! You waited a long time & paid a lot of money for this and if you're not thrilled with the result, he needs to fix it. I'll try post a new pic. I'm slightly swolen around cut but am really really happy.
All the best, fight for that revision & let mw know....
March 24, 2010
Hi There,
Well third time lucky with my messages,I was having problems posting them!
Anyway lovely to hear from you,so glad you have got it sorted and that your now happy with your results,gives me hope too that something can be done!
Im trying to find the right time to speak with my partner,on telling him Im not 100% happy ,as having his support would be nice.
I still havent heard from my PS regarding the latest pics I emailed him,which is a concern,also I will go and see him and see what he suggests but I see him in London,office only and I had op done in Paris,so worrying about what costs there maybe.Im not working at present and we only just scraped the money up to have my op done ,although it should have been used for something else my unhappiness was getting too much!
Im also concerned that the surgeon I went with was in the uk newspaper afew months after my operation,this was regarding a lump sum he had to pay out for a bodged Boob job 10 years ago,he did the operation,there were problems and he tried to correct it and it was made worse,so although hes a good surgeon and Im happy with my op(apart from the wobble return)Im alittle cautious about letting him do anything to me!
Im definately going to go and see him and see what he suggests but Im also wondering if I should see someone else,a surgeon I have read alot about from a uk female website called sofeminine.co.uk and go for a BA consultation and ask if theres anything he can do while Im under ,I also need to rob a bank haha!!In the meantime I will try and stick to my exercising and healthy eating to keep myself focused and not let it get me down too much!
Thanks for telling me your story ,I feel positive now that there maybe something that can be done ,which isnt as bad as having another tuck.Ill definately let you know how it goes,although Im not seeing surgeon for afew months yet!:O(
I have tried to put pics on here but I cant seem to fatham it out,if you would like to see them ,if you can send me a private message on here I can give you my email address,Im new to this site and not fiding my way very well!!
Take care Jo x
March 24, 2010
Hi There,
Wow good for you,so glad you have got it sorted out and that your now happy with the results, and it gives me hope too,Im waiting for the right moment to tell my partner Im not 100% happy with the results,as it would be nice to have his support.
I still have had no reply from my PS regarding the latest pics I sent him(showing the wrinkle),which concerns me alittle.The most worrying is ,although I know hes done a pretty good job and hes a good surgeon,afew months after my operation I started going on a female website and there I found a link showing my surgeon in the uk newspaper,he had had to pay a big lump sum for a bodged BA,so makes me alittle nervous of him correcting anything(plus I see him in london,only in an office though,I had op done in Paris,so worried about all the costs it might entail).So I keep thinking to myself ,go for the check-up see what my PS says and then maybe think about seeing someone else regarding a BA and ask them if they could do anything for the tummy while under having BA(oh the things we put ourselves through)I have my heart set on a surgeon I want to go with now after reading alot about him,also I need to rob a bank haha!
I keep looking at my tummy and thinking it needs lipo under there,having a mini tuck I have one straight scar I keep thinking if maybe it could be cut upwards at the ends of the scar like a full tuck and lipo done and then stretched it would be great but Im probably wrong!Today while I exercised I took some pictures ,looks great laid down,thats how I want it to look stood up!:O(
Ill look out for your pictures,Im going to try and put some on here,new to this website.
Ill let you know if I get anything sorted,once again well done on getting yours fixed!!
Jo x
March 29, 2010
hi ladies. i too had a mini tt w MR 10 wks ago and i now see wrinkling of the skin and when i was leaning over in bed this wkend i saw that jiggly mess that i had pre surgery. im really unhappy over this as i felt over 10 wks this was swelling but realize now its not its skin and jello like and i need to tell my dr this later wheni see him tonite after wrk. he told me he pulled me down sooo tite but im still guessing he maybe didnt. ppl say give it more time but a mini tt isnt as major and i would think the skin would be gone fully on. i paid so much money on this and waited so long and now im not fully happy
March 30, 2010
hi again. i saw my PS lastnite and he agreed i need revision i have same exact thing as u do. he said it was muscle bulge. i have to wait til the fall now after summer to do this revision. he said my belly was a puzzle and then told me that my lax skin was aging skin. im frigen 38 yrs old im not old yet so i dont know why that was said to me. i had only 2 kids also. well at least i can look forward to a revision then but i thought i wouldnt have to do this again unreal... i dont think i will be charged i hope not i paid over 9grand already on this. im really bummed out today as this really wasnt expected. i was told nothing is perfect but id have a pancake flat belly after a tt. guess not. the lumpy mess on top now went to the lower half.
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March 10, 2011
I am so thankful I have found this. Unlike you I had a full tummy tuck and immediately after waking from surgery I had this fat pouch. So my stomach has never been flat. At first I thought it was swelling, and then after removing the drains I developed a seroma so blamed it on that... I am still burning off the seroma but after seeing another PS he says it looks like there may be some residual fat and loose skin. While I can't say that my tummy was every flat... it looks exactly as the picture you posted and feels just as you described. I thought I was going to need to get an additional mini tummy tuck. My mons area also looks like it needs to be lifted as well. Hopefully I can have a similar in office procedure and achieve the same results as you! Thank you for posting!
March 10, 2011
I forgot to ask... how long before you could do the in office revision?
March 10, 2011
Hi Charlotte, my PS said to wait a year to see the full result and that's normally when he would consider a revision. He did mine after 7 months though. Wishing you all the best. I am now coming up for two years since my mini tt & am still really flat & happy ;)
Good luck!
Nixx
Good luck!
Nixx
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