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Apr
Do You Need Muscle Tightening During a Tummy Tuck? “Anonymous said… Hi I lost weight about 8 years ago and have managed to keep it off , I am wanting tt surgery as my tummy is a little saggy and flabby, I am 32 and a size 10-12 and I am worried about having the muscl...
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Apr
Tummy tuck surgery has one of the highest satisfaction rates of any elective cosmetic procedures. Because of this, tummy tuck surgery continues to be one of the most common plastic surgery procedures. Below are five facts about tummy tuck surgery. Belly Button During your tummy t...
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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
Understanding Healing Concerns After a Panniculectomy 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 ...
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Apr
Understanding Lower Abdominal Bulging After Tummy Tuck Surgery 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 wa...
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Apr
Understanding Ventral Hernias and Pseudo-Bursa After Abdominal Surgery 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 w...
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Apr
Understanding Why Your Stomach Isn't Flat After a Tummy Tuck Question: Hi Dr. Repta I’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 r...
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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
Understanding Pseudobursa After Tummy Tuck: Insights from Dr. Repta 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&tim...
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Apr
How Belly Button Revision and Reconstruction Can Restore Natural Appearance Anonymous said… -Belly button is closed after abdominoplasty– Dear Anonymous, There are several belly button revision and reconstruction options available to you following a...
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Apr
Essential Questions to Ask Before Choosing Your Tummy Tuck Surgeon 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. ...
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Apr
Addressing Complications and Scarring After a DIEP Flap Procedure 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 graf...
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