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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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Apr
Although a belly button (umbilicus) is nothing more than a remnant of what we once needed and no longer need its still an important part of human beauty. A belly button can non-verbally communicate regarding both health and youth. Because of this the appearance of our...
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Apr
Dear SM East Bay,From what you have described, it does not sound like you have a pseudo-bursa. The roundness of abdominal shape may be caused by loose abdominal wall or excess fat or a combination of the two. Fat can also be under the skin or deep to the abdominal wal...
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Apr
A panniculectomy is a procedure designed to remove excess skin and fat from the abdomen that hangs below the waist. The procedure is often performed on patients that have lost weight and as a result have been left with loose abdominal skin and soft tissue that drapes below...
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Apr
Dear Ros Red,Although a tummy tuck or muscle repair performed at the same time as a C-section would save time it is not ideal. In order to perform proper abdominal wall tightening the entire abdominal wall from xyphoid to pubic needs to be done. During a c-section tha...
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