Some typical Tummy Tuck surgery pictures before and after:
see the stiches after abdominoplasty?
To know what tummy tuck is read this post of mine. About Tummy Tuck or Abdominoplasty. To know about the risks involved in Tummy Tuck surgery, please read this post: Tummy Tuck Gone wrong. More images? see this post. Tummy Tuck Photos.
22 comments:
what makes me cringe seeing some of these tummy tuck "after" pics is how un-natural the belly button looks. a natural belly has a softness and curves that many tummies post TT simply don't have and the belly button looking like a painted on weird circle, yikes! not good.
yeah, may be the un-natural look slowly disappears when he/she finally starts gaining weight again and takes appointment for another surgery. anyways, thanks for the comment.
i thnk this tummy tuck looks awesome...such an improvement!!!!
My wife is thinking of having a tummy tuck done along with breast implants. I was looking through the photos that you have provided and I can still see the stitches or the area that was cut. Will the scar ever go away or does it differ from patien to patient?
i think the tummy tucks look GREAT, even the ones which were overweight, its not perfect but definatly better!!!
What "anonymous" from Nov 2007 probably doesn't realize is that most (all?) of these women went through pregnancies that vastly altered the look of their stomachs, including their belly buttons. take a closer look at some of those "before" belly buttons. They're pretty bad--big deep pits--and that's a typical post-pregnancy effect. I bet the "after" belly buttons look closer to the original stomach.
Hello,
I am a plastic surgeon from West Yorkshire, UK. My website is www.yourPlasticSurgeon.co.uk
I found the discussions regarding the appearance of the belly button quite interesting indeed.
I think that the belly button defines a tummy, much as a nipple defines a breast. Thus it is quite important, as a surgeon, to think carefully about the site, size and contour of the post abdominoplasty belly button, as well as the contouring of the surrounding tissue.
In my opinion, the aperture to resurface the belly button should not be circular but an inverted u shape. This, together with contouring of the surrounding fat, and careful anchoring of the belly button to the abdominal wall fascia, can give quite a natural, yet rejuvenated, appearance to the belly button, and by extension, to the abdomen.
The trouble is that this part of the procedure is somewhat time consuming and "fiddly". Thus many surgeons take the easy, quick option and spend very little time fashioning the belly button.
I would advise patients to discuss belly buttons with their surgeon prior to undergoing an abdominoplasty.
Cheers
Sanjib
I'm thinking about having this surgery, but the SCAR!!! Its scary looking, does this ever go away? Is there another way to get the same results without the drastic scarring? I have keloid skin and scaring is a very big deal, can this surgery be done without causing keloids?
Exercise
sometimes exercize doesnt cut it, I exersize 3 to 4 times a week doing somewhat intensive yoga and I have rock hard muscle in my abdomens but it doesnt mean that I do not have damage to my stomach and ab area which looks like a balloon that has exspanded multiple times, and after letting the air out the result of the balloon due to three pregnancies. I eat very healthy lots of fish minimal meat tons of fruit and vegs, minimal soda. I wear a size 4 in pants and am 5"7' and look good with clothes on. So m thoughts are... to just say to exercize is patronizing and it is not always just that black and white, and sometimes it just doesnt work like that.
To the above Anonymous, your comment annoys me. You can do all the exercise in the world to help flatten and tone up your lower stomach, but the excess skin will remain. Don't be so arrogant.
Belly button be dammed, I would kill for my wife to look like that again! I just hope the doctor cut is on the better side, there are some awfull incision lines scars. Anyways like I said before, my wife needs a miracle to look good again, anything would be an improvement just hope it ends as one of those fabulous looking ones.
YOU ARE SUCH A LOSER, IT'S ONE THING TO WANT YOUR WIFE TO LOOK GOOD AGAIN BUT TO SAY IT THAT WAY MAKES YOU SOUND LIKE AN ARROGANT, POMPOUS ASS!
Hi there,
I just wanted to suggest trying Isagenix before going for a tummy tuck etc.
www.beautifulroses.isagenix.com check out the IsaVideos.
I have finished a 30-Day Cleansing and Fat burning Program and had a release of 11 lbs and 24 3/4 inches. I feel great. Have lots of energy. If I wasn't going to have the surgical procedure of a Free Tram Flap, which also involves a kind of tummy tuck, I would have continued to lose my weight and inches with Isagenix. I have been amazed at how I feel mentally, physically on a program from Isagenix.
The Isagenix program of eating two shakes a day and taking Ionix Supreme and Cleanse for Life everyday up to a few days before my surgery really helped my body to be healthy and strong for this surgery. I was to stay off Isagenix for 3 weeks as my surgeon didn't want me to have anything that was a blood thinner....that is when I found out that Vitamin E and the B’s are natural blood thinners.
I am a single mastectomy breast cancer survivor who went for my Free Tram Flap surgery last week. The Free Tram Flap includes the removal of the tummy, fat and some muscle and brought up to where the mastectomy incision is reopened and the removed tummy etc is shaped into a breast and sewn up using the mastectomy incision.
This portion where the tummy, fat etc are removed is what is similar to a tummy tuck except the stuff cut out is to be used in another part of the body.
Yesterday, ten days after my surgery, almost all my staples were removed from my belly except for a few in the middle, but both sides with staples were removed My new breast with the staples holding it together were also removed, and the sutures for my new belly button were removed. I have been calling myself "Sally" from Nightmare Before Christmas because of all the staples, incisions etc that I have.
It is major surgery. I think it looks great. My husband says so too and so do my three girls. I sent all three daughters a couple of pictures and told them to be prepared. They said they were expecting worse. They said that it is all looking great and the result is I have a breast again. I have cleavage and I am happy. Breast cancer took away my breast and tried to take away my womanliness, but the surgery I just had was well worth it. I won't always look like "Sally" of Nightmare Before Christmas. In a few months I will be the new sexy me again. LOL LOL
I was told by my surgeon yesterday that I could enjoy my Isagenix products again, and I have been, and I feel better than ever and know that my healing time is now going to be faster because of all the great ingredients in Isagenix.
Regardless of the 'poor' surgeons- this is NOT Your fucking profession!
I never had and will never have a girlfriend, who did a plastic surgery, because I have NEVER seen any lady, who really looks better after the surgery- the 'before' pictures always are the real person, not any alien, created by a greedy doctor.
Why don't the hubbies of this ladies by a rubber doll, instead of making their partners feel bad and create the 'need' of a plastic surgery???
I am a 31 yr old mother of 4. I will be having a tummy tuck done in the fall, not because my husband wants me to but because I need to. Before I had children I was thin, and even now being 5'7 I weigh 140lbs, I work out but I cannot stand the loose skin that hangs down. I dream of the day I can wear a bikini again with pride :)
I am scheduled for a tummy tuck in just a few weeks, want to know why? because i lost 110lbs. you people who say you don't have to have it, your partner is terrible for creating a need for it, i respect your opinion but strongly disagree with it. not only is it unsightly and i'm 18 and can't wear a bikini, but having that much extra skin hanging there is downright uncomfortable! i can not wait to have a nice tummy after 4 years of working (literally) my ass off to weigh almost half of my previous weight
I just got my tummy tuck 3 days ago. I must say so far I am not too happy with the results. Then again being right after it might be a bit too soon to tell. All I know is I went in because after it being 3 years, I had my child who stretched me around pretty massively. I went from 110 to 200 in 9 months. So when it was over I had heavy sagging skin that felt empty but, I was determined to work out and eat right. I got down to 125. So a few days ago I weighed in at that but my stomach still sagged. I worked out all the time and results were unachievable. I still could not wear a 2 piece. Sadly I did want to have this invasive of a surgery but I felt like I had no other option. I guess you can get tmmytck with muscle tightening or w/out depending. My abs were already built. So i didn't need it. Going in that day was scary. I was very excited to get that extra skin off that is uncomfortable and ugly. I got it done the 21. I was told alot of my stretch marks would still be there which was disappointing because I felt the doctor should be more considerate to my needs. I awoke from the surgery. Pretty much in a daze not aware, groggy. I stayed in a hotel close to the hospital where I had the procedure. I got in the car and felt uncomfortable extremely. My husband helped me out of our car then helped me to the room. "at this point still out of it" When I got there I tried to lay down on the bed and couldn't I just burst into tears. I felt in excruciating pain. I took off my sweat jacket and looked at my surgical locations and was horrified at what I saw. He cut me about a inch or 2 longer on each side than I had requested. I think its long and extremely disfiguring. My new belly button so far looks off set like a bit to the left. Not sure though I think that changes once settling of everything happens. SOMETHING THAT I DID NOT EXPECT OR WASNT TOLD I HAVE THESE TUBES STICKING OUT OF MY UNDERWEAR LINE THAT GO INTO MY CHEST FOR DRAINAGE. One on the left and one on right that hurt extremely bad. These actually hurt worse that my incision itself. I feel butchered like a piece of meat. I am bruised very badly and have a uneven scar and wrinkling of skin. It is scary and the first day was very hard you feel like a old women walking hunched over. Can barely use the rest room and sitting down is difficult. It is not how I imagined, I knew I would have stitches and extreme pain. Not like this. Far worse and I just feel the results so far are uneven looking and even a bit unnatural looking. I will see in a month or so and recomment. So far I just am a little upset that, that much money was spent and I went to a reputable doctor. My stomach just looks cut up and stitches everywhere. The tubes are horrible. I guess they remove them in a few days once the drainage stops and I get my stitches out in a week. Hopefully I will see improvement. :) I just got my hopes set a little too high. So don't expect to come out perfect and the pain meds don't help at all for this significant amount of pain. I actually filmed and documented my experience :) normally I dont do that but this was pretty extreme even for me. Probably gonna post them up in the future. So today is the 3rd day of my recovery. I am finally able to set up my comp near me on the couch. The last couple days were long and discomforting. Keeping my head up and trying to stay positive and hoping the results significantly differ than what appears to me now. Is it worth it? At this point I am thinking not really I like feeling smaller but the pain is hell and back and of course the look of the incision just puts me in a emotional state...literally everytime I see it I just wanna cry or worse makes me feel kinda aggravated. I expected it to be from one side to the other but he crossed over and went up higher onto my hips which was not needed. The past couple days have been feeling down and depressed. Not sure how I feel. Meanwhile I will be here in recovery, getting better and taking it as it goes. Any questions feel free to comment and I will answer. 2 be cont..
Amber please keep me in contact. My wife has been thinking of having this procedure done and i would like to share your story with her. you can send me your updates to :
fate300m@gmail.com
Hope you heal like you are hoping to.
Amber, it's early days yet, give it time. It took me exactly 6 weeks to feel completely back to normal. I still have some numbness and swelling but it takes a year at least to heal. I had my tt 6 months ago...and it was the best thing I have ever done for myself. For those of you who say just exercise - I weighed 108 lbs when I got pregnant and only gained 20 due to a strict diet because of gestational diabetes. I exercise daily. I had large 10 lb babies that stretched me out beyond my skins ability to snap back. My muscles did not need repairing either, I only had loose skin removed and scar tissue removed from my c-section site getting infected with staph (I had a 3 inch hole and hard lump above it- exercise couldn't take care of that either). It will take a year for the scar to fade. Right now it is dark reddish in color like those in the pictures above. I have faith it will fade because my c-section scars were similar and they are non-existent now. I still have some stretch marks and I still don't like them but when I look at my before pictures I wish I had done this sooner. My belly button looks a litte creepy still. If I'm not happy with it my surgeon will revise it at my one year. I chose my doctor because he was very compassionate and honest. I also talked to other women who had the surgery so I knew to expect a lot of pain. I was still surprised though when I awoke from surgery. It was excrutiating. It was 2 weeks of absolute He!!. But it was definitely worth it for me. If anyone is bothered by their stomach and has the means to fix it I would say go for it.
Alright so I am 3 weeks after the operation now... I went from worth it to I regret fully my decision to do this. So I was right, things did not look right to me...something was wrong very wrong. I knew that I was going to have a long ugly scar and I expected discoloration because it takes time to heal and recover from this major surgery. However my scar, instead of going down or straight into my underwear/bathing suit line it rises up into a upside down V. Straight out of all my underwear even hanes and out of my pants. I also have significant damage where he attempted to reattach the skin where my old belly button used to be, he should have removed a little bit and closed it. Now I may have skin loss and damage. I go see him tomorrow and I have alot of concerns. I cannot wear any jeans and even 75% of my clothes now because of what has been done and from the lipo I got large painful lumps that developed into my upper abdomen. So yes it may or may not be right for some people. Sure I have a flat stomach but now I am disfigured. I am 23 soon and I went from a little fat and excess skin to something out of plastic surgery gone wrong nightmare. I spoke to another plastic surgeon and he said to me "That does not look right and there's no reason for this to have happen" Even used the words "unacceptable" surgery to any real surgeon. So I have yet to see what is to happen. I am trying to stay positive. Its hard when you are told something and come out looking alot different than discussed and I am sure alot of people can relate to me. I will be posting my whole story soon on realself.com Pics and Diary included. I will post the link here also shortly. To me everyday is getting worse, Yes the scar is bad but that is the least of my concerns. If I would have no that I was going to come out like this I would have never agreed to do this. I have looked at at least a thousand pics of tummy tucks over these weeks and found nothing that resembles mine. I would have taken my money and sense elsewhere. Will post again shortly and see what goes. Thanks...
Hi Amber
I read your story and I am horrified. I am a journalist in the UK and I am looking for someone in the UK who has had a negative experience following a tummy tuck.
If you live in the UK please let me know - as I would be very interested in hearing more about your story.
You can contact me in the first instance via this email address:
fivestarmonica@live.com
If the story goes ahead then there is a fee. You must be willing to be named and pictured.
I look forward to hearing from you soon.
Monica
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