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Apr
A tummy tuck can be a powerful plastic surgery procedure. It can provide an incredible amount of improvement in the shape and appearance of an individual's abdomen and make a significant impact on the confidence and sense of well-being of a person’s body image and sel...
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Apr
Q: Nana Schultz said…Plz help have very hard knot from bottom of panniculectomy incision to pubic area on left side. . has been oozing pinkish thick fluid. . right side isn't hard or painful. I’m 3 wks post opA: Dear Nana Schultz,Sorry to hear abo...
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Apr
Cassandra has left a new comment on your post “Endoscopic Abdominoplasty”:I am 5 months post full tummy tuck and although my upper abdomen is still intact, my lower abdominal muscles seem to have have way again. I can for the most part suck the bulge in, but with re...
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Apr
Abdominal surgery is exceedingly common. General surgery, urology, gynecology, spine surgery, and bariatric surgery all have surgical procedures that require abdominal surgery. Because of this as well as the complexity of the abdominal wall, abdominal surgical complic...
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Apr
Question:Hi Dr. ReptaI'm 8mo post and my stomach stills looks the same as before without the stretch marks. My ps is telling me that this is the flattest my stomach is going to get so he won’t do a revision. He said he only thing that he can do is take the extra ski...
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Apr
Undergoing a tummy tuck can be a daunting decision to make. There is both a financial investment as well as a time investment in the recovery process. Above all else, however, there is concern of the unknown. Many of my own Scottsdale patients wonder:How much discomfort wil...
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Apr
Q:I had a full tummy tuck 2 years ago with 1 seroma drained twice. A year ago my tummy started feeling really tight beneath my bb, it feels tight and pulls and feels very uncomfortable . I had a scan and a 33×6 mm seroma. It's very small so why is it a much bigger ar...
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Apr
Anonymous said…-Belly button is closed after abdominoplasty– Dear Anonymous,There are several belly button revision and reconstruction options available to you following a tummy tuck procedure. A belly button can be made larger either th...
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Apr
Tummy tuck surgery can be scary, daunting and exciting all at the same time. Along the way I have asked myself what questions would I ask a plastic surgeon if I were a tummy tuck patient in Scottsdale. Although no 10 questions will encompass everything, below are some...
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Apr
Anonymous said…I had breast cancer and had a diep to build the breast and tummy tuck my stomach right after just would not stay closed only in the middle I wore wound vac for months and then had a skin graft to close the stomach how can this ugly mess be fixed it looks awf...
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