Fort Lauderdale Mini Tummy Tuck Scars
A mini tummy tuck can eliminate excess folds of skin and retighten stomach muscles that have been stretched beyond their ability to regain their original shape and firmness. Like all surgical procedures, however, a mini tummy tuck will leave an incision scar.
While a full abdominoplasty requires two incision points, the mini tummy tuck needs just one such location. A very short, horizontal incision is made just above the pubic region. This discreetly-placed scar is easy to cover with clothing or even swimwear.
The degree of scarring that may result from your mini tummy tuck will depend on partly on the procedural specifics involved in your unique surgery. Several unpredictable factors will also play a role in determining the visibility of your scar, including the tone of your skin, your body’s ability to heal and other genetic factors.
A mini tummy tuck scar will start out red and raised before fading and flattening over time. It is not unusual for this scar to appear to worsen during the first several months into recovery before it begins to show improvement. Surgical scars typically continue to improve for a year or two.
If you have preexisting abdominal scars, we will need to evaluate them during your consultation to see if they will affect your mini tummy tuck. If your surgeon believes that a prior abdominal scar would lead to an unusually prominent scar after undergoing mini tummy tuck, you may be advised against undergoing the procedure. On the other hand, very prominent abdominal scars, such as those left by a caesarian delivery or another surgery, can sometimes be improved or eliminated during abdominoplasty. Only an expert examination of your current scars can determine if you are a good candidate for mini tummy tuck.
We provide our patients special creams and ointments to compliment the body’s own natural healing processes. Some cases will ultimately require more serious treatment, such as a corrective surgery.
Smoking cigarettes just before or after your procedure can increase the Potential Risks & Complications associated with a mini tummy tuck, including significant scarring. Setting aside a smoking habit, even temporarily, is an important way you can reduce the seriousness of your scars.
A surgical scar will never become totally invisible. For the vast majority of our mini tummy tuck patients, however, these scars will fade dramatically. And an excessive scar from undergoing mini tummy tuck is extremely rare
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