Amaka Nwubah, a board-certified plastic surgeon in Nashville, Tennessee Three months post-op I’ve found that, overall, scarring is more minimal when we can decrease tension and pull at the incision line-something I do with progressive tension sutures. This patient has been very compliant with her post-surgery scar regimen and garments, which has made a big difference in her progression. She is using silicone gel on her scars, which helps them heal and fade with time. “This patient underwent a tummy tuck and liposuction with me and is shown at 10 weeks after surgery. Related: How Tattoos Can Create a Natural-Looking Belly Button Post-Tummy Tuck 10 weeks post-op She had her revision in the office, under local anesthesia.” -Dr. At six months, she also underwent a small dog-ear correction at the far edges of her incision, which is very common. “For a fair-skinned patient, the redness from the incision definitely faded more quickly than average. Umbareen Mahmood, board-certified plastic surgeon in New York City Week six post-op and 18 months post-op Due to this patient’s skin type, she is prone to healing without any scarring issues, such as hypertrophic or keloid scars.” - Dr. The scar is still very fresh but already healing nicely. Pittman, board-certified plastic surgeon in Washington, D.C. This combination resulted in a flat incision, with no widening or hypertrophy.” - Dr. We started her early on lymphatic massage, silicone gel, and incision massage. “Being a patient of color, she was concerned about keloids or hypertrophic scarring. Interested in tummy tuck? Find Doctors Near You Week three post-op and one year post-op ![]() The following unadulterated snapshots-submitted by surgeons and patients and accompanied by their honest impressions-reveal the gradual evolution and myriad iterations of tummy tuck scars. While more indelible than most mementos, scars do fade, to an extent, with time (certain surgeon-prescribed treatments can also help to speed things along). While this likely gives potential abdominoplasty patients pause, it’s hardly an all-out deterrent just ask the 160,000-plus people who had tummy tucks in 2020. Yet a significant scar-one that spans the pelvis, hip to hip-comes standard with the surgery. In plastic surgery, they’re generally regarded as the price of doing business-and a small price, at that, when weighed against the stunning transformations that only a scalpel can deliver.Ĭonsider the tummy tuck: the procedure not only removes excess skin-and along with it, lower-belly stretch marks and C-section scars (“souvenirs” many are happy to lose)-but also reconnects separated abdominal muscles (commonly pulled apart during pregnancy), for a flatter stomach and stronger core. In some instances, sure, it’s fitting-certain marks do represent identity-shaping experiences or elicit heady memories-but in other cases, scars are decidedly less sentimental. This euphemism for scars has always struck us as a little curious. ![]() This story highlights one or more of the 44 Most Worth It honorees for 2022 you can see the full list and learn more about patients’ favorite procedures here. ![]() Our annual Most Worth It list recognizes the most-loved aesthetic procedures-from noninvasive tweaks to the gold standard in surgery-as chosen by RealSelf community members like you.
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